title: The effect of vitamin D2 treatment on bone mineral after partial gastrectomy.
abstract: A controlled clinical study of the effect of 1000 IU of calciferol daily for 8 months was performed on patients with postgastrectomy bone loss. The treatment produced no observable increase in bone mineral density measured by photon absorption.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D011178:Postgastrectomy Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014807:Vitamin D; D003404:Creatinine; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium