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Cholecalciferol

Known as: CC, Colecalciferol, d3 vitamin 
A steroid hormone produced in the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources. The active form of cholecalciferol, 1,25… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Estimates of optimal vitamin D status
Vitamin D has captured attention as an important determinant of bone health, but there is no common definition of optimal vitamin… 
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2004
Review
2004
Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease.
  • M. Holick
  • The American journal of clinical nutrition
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 2206411
Most humans depend on sun exposure to satisfy their requirements for vitamin D. Solar ultraviolet B photons are absorbed by 7… 
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Overview of general physiologic features and functions of vitamin D.
  • H. DeLuca
  • The American journal of clinical nutrition
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 4232086
Vitamin D3 is a prohormone produced in skin through ultraviolet irradiation of 7-dehydrocholesterol. It is biologically inert and… 
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Human serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to extended oral dosing with cholecalciferol.
BACKGROUND The cholecalciferol inputs required to achieve or maintain any given serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentration are… 
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effect of four monthly oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation on fractures and mortality in men and women living in the community: randomised double blind controlled trial
Abstract Objective: To determine the effect of four monthly vitamin D supplementation on the rate of fractures in men and women… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly: consequences for bone loss and fractures and therapeutic implications.
  • P. Lips
  • Endocrine reviews
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 41026985
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the elderly, especially in the housebound and in geriatric patients. The establishment of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Osteoprotegerin Ligand Is a Cytokine that Regulates Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation
The ligand for osteoprotegerin has been identified, and it is a TNF-related cytokine that replaces the requirement for stromal… 
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Osf2/Cbfa1: A Transcriptional Activator of Osteoblast Differentiation
The osteoblast is the bone-forming cell. The molecular basis of osteoblast-specific gene expression and differentiation is… 
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Influence of season and latitude on the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D3: exposure to winter sunlight in Boston and Edmonton will not promote vitamin D3 synthesis in human skin.
Sunlight has long been recognized as a major provider of vitamin D for humans; radiation in the UVB (290-315 nm) portion of the… 
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Review
1987
Review
1987
A human retinoic acid receptor which belongs to the family of nuclear receptors
A cDNA encoding a protein that binds retinoic acid with high affinity has been cloned. The protein is homologous to the receptors… 
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