The production of ________ , a protein that binds calcium in the intestinal cells, slows as a result of a vitamin D deficiency.

a. calciferol
b. 7 - dehydrocholesterol
c. ergocalciferol
d. cholecalciferol
e. calbindin


Ans: e. calbindin

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