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J. M. Pettifor
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The effects of vitamin D3 deficiency on the ontogeny of calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) and the vitamin D receptor in the duodenum, kidney and cerebellum of the mouse were examined. Maternal vitamin D status did not affect the time of appearance of the fetal 28 kDa CaBP (CaBP-D28k) in the cerebellum, kidney and duodenum, and the 9 kDa CaBP (CaBP-D9k) in the intestine and kidney. Vitamin D receptor was undetectable in all fetal tissues, regardless of maternal vitamin D status, at all stages of gestation examined. Thus it appears that maternal vitamin D status does not affect the ontogeny of CaBP-D9k or CaBP-D28k in the mouse fetus. The factors that influence the appearance of calbindins in the fetus are unclear.

Journal of Endocrinology (1993) 139, 473–478

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The effects of vitamin D deficiency on the ontogeny of calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in the placenta and yolk sac of the mouse were examined. Maternal vitamin D status did not affect the time of appearance of CaBP-D9k (9 kDa) in the yolk sac endoderm or trophoblastic giant cells (TGCs) of the placenta. VDRs were undetectable in TGCs and yolk sac endoderm, but were present in the intraplacental yolk sac. Since yolk sac endoderm and TGCs contain CaBP but not VDR, it is unlikely that CaBP synthesis and/or activity in these cells is controlled by vitamin D. The TGCs, therefore, may be involved in vitamin D-independent transplacental transfer of calcium.

Journal of Endocrinology (1996) 150, 25–32

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