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| Name | 167 Vitamin D (Vegan Ergocalciferol)(D-2) |
| 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] |
| Related Names/Sources | Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferol; Vitamin D; Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol); Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) |
| Related products | Products that contain 167 Vitamin D (Vegan Ergocalciferol)(D-2) |
| Reference Links | General Information |
| 167 Vitamin D (Vegan Ergocalciferol)(D-2) [MedlinePlus] | |
| 167 Vitamin D (Vegan Ergocalciferol)(D-2) [ODS-Fact Sheet] | |
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| 167 Vitamin D (Vegan Ergocalciferol)(D-2) [ClinicalTrials.gov] | |
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