title: Antirachitic activity of 1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol and 1 alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol in rats.
abstract: Weanling vitamin D-deficient rats fed a high calcium, low phosphate diet were injected daily with 1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol or 1 alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol at doses of 2.5, 25 or 250 ng. Intestinal calcium and phosphate transport, serum phosphorus level, epiphyseal plate calcification, and percent femur ash increased as a function of the dose. Both compounds were equally effective in eliciting these responses demonstrating their equivalency as antirachitic compounds.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012279:Rickets / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004872:Ergocalciferols; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D010710:Phosphates; C042533:1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol; D002118:Calcium; C008088:alfacalcidol