Expression of the vitamin D receptor in skeletal muscle: are we there yet?

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J Wesley Pike. Endocrinology. 2014 Sep.

. 2014 Sep;155(9):3214-8.

doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1624.

¹ Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.

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Response to J.W. Pike by C.M. Girgis, N. Mokbel, K.M. Cha, P.J. Houweling, M. Abboud, D.R. Fraser, R.S. Mason, R.J. Clifton-Bligh, and J.E. Gunton.
Girgis CM, Mokbel N, Cha KM, Houweling PJ, Abboud M, Fraser DR, Mason RS, Clifton-Bligh RJ, Gunton JE. Girgis CM, et al. Endocrinology. 2014 Sep;155(9):3217. Endocrinology. 2014. PMID: 25295327 No abstract available.

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in skeletal muscle of male mice and modulates 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) uptake in myofibers.
Girgis CM, Mokbel N, Cha KM, Houweling PJ, Abboud M, Fraser DR, Mason RS, Clifton-Bligh RJ, Gunton JE. Girgis CM, et al. Endocrinology. 2014 Sep;155(9):3227-37. doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1016. Epub 2014 Jun 20. Endocrinology. 2014. PMID: 24949660 Free PMC article.

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