Vitamin D binding protein greatly improves bioactivity but is not essential for orally administered vitamin D
Abstract Vitamin D3 is a prohormone that is essential for calcium homeostasis. It is naturally produced in the skin by ultraviolet‐B (UVB) irradiation of 7‐dehydrocholesterol. In the absence of skin production, vitamin D3 can also be obtained from oral sources. However, the actual biological equival...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Physiological Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15138 |