Abstract

Available toxicological studies on vitamin D3 also revealed sex specific variation in its oral LD50, as this value was found to be 42 mg/kg for males and 619 mg/kg for female rats (Bennett 2002), but no reports regarding LD50 value of cholecalciferol against house rats are available in literature. [...] the present study concluded that value of LD50 of orally administered cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is sex specific and males are more susceptible to its toxicity than the female house rats.

Details

Title
Sex specific value of oral LD50 of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) against house rat (Rattus rattus)
Author
Kaur, G; Kocher, D; Sandhu, H; Brar, R
Pages
143-144
Publication year
2008
Publication date
Jul 2008
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09716580
e-ISSN
09765131
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
864713437
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Jul 2008