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11/30/06 - 09:34 AM       #1

dear friends,
in hypoparathyroidism we use ergocalciferol (D3).
but since its HYPOparathyroidism the alpha hydroxylase is not induced,so how is D3 converted into active D?
plz help ,i must be missing an imp link in the understanding of this concept.
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