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WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    Osteomalacia is a disease caused by the deficiency of

    A)  calciferol                            

    B)  retinol

    C)  tocopherol                        

    D)  phylloquinone

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Calciferol (vitamin-D) deficiency causes rickets in children, osteomalacia in adults, weak soft bones, skeletal distortions and poor muscle development. Caciferol is synthesized in sunshine in human body and also obtained from milk, butter, egg yolk, chicken, cod and shark liver oil etc.


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