Antiproliferative effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on breast cells: a mini review
The hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3), the active form of vitamin D3, is an important regulator of calcium homeostasis, exerts antiproliferative effects on various cell systems and can induce differentiation in some kinds of hematopoietic cells. These effects are triggered by its recep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2002-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100001 |