Vitamin D and extraskeletal effects
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and a steroid hormone with endocrine, paracrine and autocrine actions. The two major forms are vitamin D2 (ergocalcifeol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), the active hormone being calcitriol. The importance of vitamin D and its metabolites lies in the key role i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Medical Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://rjmp.com.ro/articles/2017.1/RJMP_2017_1_Art-06.pdf |