title: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA. deluca@biochem.wisc.edu
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium