VITAMIN-D METABOLITES AFFECT SERUM-CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE IN FRESH-WATER CATFISH, HETEROPNEUSTES-FOSSILIS

Authors
SRIVASTAV AK SRIVASTAV SK SASAYAMA Y SUZUKI N NORMAN AW
Citation
Ak. Srivastav et al., VITAMIN-D METABOLITES AFFECT SERUM-CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE IN FRESH-WATER CATFISH, HETEROPNEUSTES-FOSSILIS, Zoological science, 14(5), 1997, pp. 743-746
Citations number
37
Journal title
Zoological science → ACNP
ISSN journal
02890003
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
743 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0289-0003(1997)14:5<743:VMASAP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The effects of vitamin D-3, 24,25(OH)(2) vitamin D-3, 25(OH) vitamin D -3 and 1,25(OH)(2) vitamin D-3 were investigated on the serum calcium and phosphate levels of freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. T he fish were injected daily intraperitoneally with these secosteroids for 10 days. Blood samples were collected at day 1, 3, 5 and 10. Serum calcium and inorganic phosphate levels were elevated by all of the tr eatments except for 24,25(OH)(2) vitamin D-3.