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Table 2 Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcium levels

From: Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates COPD-like characteristics in the lungs of cigarette smoke-exposed mice

  Vitamin D deficient Control
  Air-exposed CS-exposed Air-exposed CS-exposed
25OHD (ng/ml) 19.76 ± 1.87a 17.37 ± 2.68b 76.30 ± 3.15 86.76 ± 4.03
Calcium (mg/dl) 9.71 ± 0.62 10.97 ± 0.47 10.24 ± 0.26 9.09 ± 1.21
  1. At the age of 8 weeks, C57Bl/6J vitamin D deficient and control mice were exposed to CS or ambient air for a period of 6 or 12 weeks. Data show results after 12 weeks and are represented as mean ± SEM.a p < 0.0001 vs air-exposed control;b p < 0.0001 vs CS-exposed control
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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