homeostasis/metabolism
• serum phosphorus level is decreased slightly from 12.3 mg/dL at 3-5 weeks of age to 10.2 mg/dL on maturity and remains stable thereafter
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• serum 25(OH)D3 level is reduced by more than 50% at 6-14 weeks of age, as determined by RIA analysis
• at 10 weeks of age, HPLC analysis revealed that serum 25(OH)D3 values are only 5.2 ng/mL versus 19.4 ng/mL in wild-type controls
• in contrast, serum 1,25(OH)2D3 level is comparable to that in wild-type controls (51-68 pg/mL) at 5-16 weeks of age
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skeleton
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• mice do not develop rickets and show normal serum calcium levels and tibial epiphyseal plates in response to a rachitogenic high-calcium and low-phosphorus diet, consistent with a normal serum concentration of 1,25(OH)2D3
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