Kumar R, Silva P, Epstein F H
Endocrinology. 1979 Jun;104(6):1794-6. doi: 10.1210/endo-104-6-1794.
To determine if the renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase is active in addition to the intestinal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase in vivo in the rat, radiolabeled 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 was administrated to normocalcemic, vitamin D-replete, enterocolectomized rats. Substantial amounts of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 were detected and the identity of the isolated plasma 24,25-hydroxyvitamin D3 region in these animals were confirmed by coelution on high pressure liquid chromatography and periodate cleavage. This suggests that both intestinal and renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylases are active in vivo in the rat.