Vitamin D
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60021-000-6 (ISBN)
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble steroid hormone precursor that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream. Strictly speaking, it is not a vitamin since human skin can manufacture it, but it is referred to as one for historical reasons. It is often known as calciferol. The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phophorus. Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones. It promotes bone mineralisation in concert with a number of other vitamins, minerals and hormones. Without vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, soft or misshapen. Vitamin D prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults -- skeletal diseases that result in defects that weaken bones. This book gathers international research on the leading-edge of the scientific front.
Preface; High Levels of Active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D Despite Low Levels of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D Precursor -- Implications of Dysregulated Vitamin D for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Disease; C/EBPB: A Candidate for ad Major Player in Vitamin D-Induced Monocytic Differentiation of Human Leukaemia Cells; Ix,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3, and Modulation of Dendritic Cells; The Clinical Significance of Vitamin D in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Bone Loss Effects of Combined Treatment with 1-a Hydroxycholecalciferol Plus Various Ordinary Drugs; Parathyroid Hormone, Vitamin D, and Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Graves Disease; Vitamin D Deficiency Following Burn Injury in Children: Pathogenesis and Implications for Bone Mineralisation; Hypovitaminosis D Favours Increased Bone Turnover After Total Knee Replacement; Vitamin D Into the Skin: Therapeutic Applications into the Skin; Structure and Plasticity of the Skin; Prenatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Brain Development; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.8.2006 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 857 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60021-000-7 / 1600210007 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60021-000-6 / 9781600210006 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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