Cloning of a Functional Vitamin D Receptor from the Lamprey, an Ancient Vertebrate Lacking a Calcified Skeleton and Teeth

    May 2003 in “ Endocrinology ”
    G. Kerr Whitfield, Hope Dang, Samuel F. Schluter … John J. Marchalonis
    Studysummary This study found that the vitamin D receptor in lampreys, which lack bones and hair, binds 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and may function to induce enzymes for detoxifying substances.
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