Increased severity of chemically induced seizures in mice with partially deleted Vitamin D receptor gene

Induction of the Vitamin D Receptor Attenuates Autophagy Dysfunction-Mediated Cell Death Following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Changmeng Cui, Jianzhong Cui, Feng Jin et al. · PubMed · 2017 · 5.2K citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +12

Mice lacking the vitamin D receptor exhibit impaired bone formation, uterine hypoplasia and growth retardation after weaning

Tatsuya Yoshizawa, Yuki Handa, Yoshikatsu Uematsu et al. · Nature Genetics · 1997 · 1.2K citations

Medicine, Developmental Biology, Endocrinology +14

Targeted ablation of the vitamin D receptor: An animal model of vitamin D-dependent rickets type II with alopecia

Yan Chun Li, Alison E. Pirro, Michael Amling et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 956 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Genetics +17

Duodenal calcium absorption in vitamin D receptor–knockout mice: Functional and molecular aspects

Sophie J. Van Cromphaut, Mieke Dewerchin, Joost G.J. Hoenderop et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 590 citations · Full text

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutritional Sciences +17

Vitamin D Hormone Confers Neuroprotection in Parallel with Downregulation of L-Type Calcium Channel Expression in Hippocampal Neurons

Lawrence D. Brewer, Véronique Thibault, Kuey-Chu Chen et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2001 · 460 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16