VITAMIN-D - 2 DIHYDROXYLATED METABOLITES ARE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL CHICKEN EGG HATCHABILITY

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HENRY, HL
NORMAN, AW
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[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside
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10.1126/science.684411
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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When hens are raised to sexual maturity from hatching with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] as their sole source of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), fertile eggs appear to develop normally but fail to hatch. When hens receive a combination of 1,25(OH)2D3 and 24R,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3[24,25(OH)2D3], hatchability equivalent to that with hens given vitamin D3 is obtained. These results suggest a biological role for 24,25(OH)2D3 not previously recognized. Copyright © 1978 AAAS.
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