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Vitamin D by Fadlan Hafizh is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This review article summarizes recent understandings of the physiology of vitamin D, specifically the actions of its active hormonal form, 1,25(OH)2D3. It discusses how vitamin D is synthesized from sunlight exposure and metabolized in the liver and kidneys to its active form. It also describes how 1,25(OH)2D3 activates the vitamin D receptor to engage in genomic functions beyond calcium homeostasis, such as cell differentiation and immune regulation. Emerging evidence indicates both dependent and independe
- Author
- Fadlan Hafizh
- Language
- EN