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Calcitriol causes all except

A
Increases renal tubular reabsorption of Ca2+
B
Reduce plasma Ca2+ concentration
C
Promotes intestinal absorption of Ca2+
D
Reduces Ca2+ resorption by bone
High-Yield Explanation
Calcitriol or 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol; a form of vitamin D used as a calcium regulator in the management of hypocalcemia in conditions such as rickets, osteodystrophy, hypoparathyroidism, and complications of renal dialysis; calcitriol promotes intestinal absorption of Ca2+, increases renal tubular reabsorption ofCa2+ and reduces Ca2+ resorption by bone.Ref: Ganong&;s review of medical physiology;24th edition; page no-380

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