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Changes of duodenal spermine-binding activity caused by vitamin D deficiency

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Duodenal spermine-binding activity declines to a very low level during the development of chicks fed with a rachitogenic diet. A single injection of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol is able to restore the activity shown by chicks fed with a normal diet.

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  1. Istituto di Chimica Biologica dell'Università di Modena, Via Campi 287, I-41100, Modena, Italy

    G. Mezzetti, M. S. Moruzzi & B. Barbiroli

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Mezzetti, G., Moruzzi, M.S. & Barbiroli, B. Changes of duodenal spermine-binding activity caused by vitamin D deficiency. Experientia 39, 214–215 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958908

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