Active Ingredient:
information from selected non-manufacturer sources
| Name |
Vitamin D |
| Description |
A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE. [MeSH]
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| Related Names/Sources |
Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferol; Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol); Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) |
| Related products |
Products that contain Vitamin D |
| Reference Links |
General Information |
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Vitamin D [MedlinePlus] |
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Vitamin D [ODS-Fact Sheet] |
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Uses (in humans) |
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Vitamin D
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Last updated: 8 April 2013
