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Descriptor
English
:
Vitamin D
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vitamina D
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vitamina D
Tree Number:
D04.808.812.768
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/defic =
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
or
RICKETS
; /ther use: coordinate
disease
with /drug ther, not /diet ther
Pharmacological Action:
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Vitamins
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Vitamin D
/
deficiency
use
Vitamin D Deficiency
See Related
English
:
Receptors, Calcitriol
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:
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isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
15208
Unique Identifier:
D014807
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