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A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.

A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.

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9. A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.
Transcribed Image Text:9. A child receiving adequate nutrition and vitamin D, shows signs of rickets. The blood calcium concentration is at the lower limit of normal. What are the possible causes of rickets in this child? For answer. a) describe the symptoms of rickets; b) name the hormones that regulate the calcium ions exchange in the body, and indicate their biological effects; c) provide a scheme for the hormone synthesis from vitamin D, and indicate the possible causes of rickets.
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