Lack of the Vitamin D Receptor is Associated with Reduced Epidermal Differentiation and Hair Follicle Growth

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

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Extrarenal Expression of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃-1α-Hydroxylase¹

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Target Cells for 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D ₃ in Intestinal Tract, Stomach, Kidney, Skin, Pituitary, and Parathyroid

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Regulation of Terminal Differentiation of Cultured Mouse Epidermal Cells by l<i>α</i>,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃*

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Effect of 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on the Morphologic and Biochemical Differentiation of Cultured Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Grown in Serum-Free Conditions

Ellen L. Smith, Nancy C. Walworth, Michael F. Holick · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1986 · 462 citations

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