Vitamin D: A nutrient that helps the body use calcium and phosphorus and make strong bones and teeth. It is found in fatty fish, eggs, and dairy products. The skin can also make vitamin D when exposed to sunshine. Not getting enough vitamin D can cause a bone disease called rickets. Vitamin D is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer. Also called cholecalciferol.
Source: National Institute of Health
Vitamin D: A family of lipo-soluble steroids important in the absorption, metabolism, and function of calcium and phosphorus for bone and tooth enamel. Vitamin D displays both ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol biological properties. Found naturally in animal tissues, cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is formed in the skin when ultraviolet light activates cholesterol conversion into vitamin D3. Ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol (plant vitamin D) forms ergocalciferol (vitamin D2). (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database
Vitamin D: family of natural and synthetic C(28) sterols with hypercalcemic activity, many of which require metabolic or photo-activation; deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Source: CRISP
Vitamin D: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Vitamin D:
Vitamin D (treatment): Another name for Vitamin D supplements.
Vitamin D (treatment): Nutritional supplements of vitamin D.
Source: Diseases Database
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source - MeSH 2007
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Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Vitamin D into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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