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Vitamin D deficiency during early development can influence metabolic health – News-Medical.Net

Using a zebrafish model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that vitamin D deficiency during early development can disrupt the metaboli…

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Using a zebrafish model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that vitamin D deficiency during early development can disrupt the metabolic balance between growth and fat accumulation. The results suggest a linkage between vitamin D and metabolic homeostasis, or equilibrium.
The research team, led by Seth Kullman, professor of biological sciences at NC State, looked at groups of post-juvenile zebrafish on one of three diets: n…

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