A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.

A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.

Anatomy & Physiology

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ISBN:9781938168130

Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Chapter6: Bone Tissue And The Skeletal System

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