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Vitamin D

Known as: vitamin d preparations, d vitamin, vit d 
A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can… 
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2-methyl-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3CholecalciferolDihydrotachysterolErgosterol
CALCIUM CARBONATE 600MG/MINERALS/VITAMIN D TAB,CHEWCENTRUM TABCOMPLEAT 1 CAL LIQUIDCalcium Carbonate 1250 MG / Cholecalciferol 100 UNT / Vitamin K 0.04 MG Chewable Tablet

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Vitamin D improves endothelial function in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and low vitamin D levels
Aims  To test whether a single large dose of vitamin D2 can improve endothelial function in patients with Type 2 diabetes… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Risk assessment for vitamin D.
The objective of this review was to apply the risk assessment methodology used by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) to derive a… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Vitamin D and autoimmunity: new aetiological and therapeutic considerations
Vitamin D is frequently prescribed by rheumatologists to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Several observations have shown that… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Prospective study of predictors of vitamin D status and cancer incidence and mortality in men.
BACKGROUND Vitamin D has potent anticancer properties, especially against digestive-system cancers. Many human studies have used… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Vitamin D supplementation improves cytokine profiles in patients with congestive heart failure: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Elevated circulating concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines may contribute to the pathogenesis of congestive… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fibroblast growth factor 23 is a counter-regulatory phosphaturic hormone for vitamin D.
The regulation of the phosphaturic factor fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is not well understood. It was found that… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Activated injectable vitamin D and hemodialysis survival: a historical cohort study.
Patients with ESRD commonly experience secondary hyperparathyroidism, a condition primarily managed with activated injectable… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Adiposity in relation to vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone levels: a population-based study in older men and women.
OBJECTIVE In small case-control studies, obesity was associated with worse vitamin D status. Our aim was to assess the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Falls: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Specific receptors for vitamin D have been identified in human muscle tissue. Cross‐sectional studies show that elderly persons… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Vitamin D: its role and uses in immunology 1
In recent years there has been an effort to understand possible noncalcemic roles of vitamin D, including its role in the immune… 
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