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Vitamin D is not strictly a vitamin since it can be synthesized in the ______
Vitamin D is not strictly a vitamin since it can be synthesized in the ______
skin
Animal Sources of vitamin D3 include liver, egg yolk, saltwater fish, and vitamin D–fortified ______
Animal Sources of vitamin D3 include liver, egg yolk, saltwater fish, and vitamin D–fortified ______
foods
Plant Sources include vitamin D2 in ______
Plant Sources include vitamin D2 in ______
plants
7-Dehydrocholesterol, an intermediate in cholesterol synthesis, is converted to cholecalciferol in the dermis and epidermis of humans exposed to ______
7-Dehydrocholesterol, an intermediate in cholesterol synthesis, is converted to cholecalciferol in the dermis and epidermis of humans exposed to ______
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Vitamins D2 and D3 are not biologically active but are converted in vivo to the active form of the D vitamin: 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) by two sequential ______ reactions
Vitamins D2 and D3 are not biologically active but are converted in vivo to the active form of the D vitamin: 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) by two sequential ______ reactions
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There is growing evidence that higher vitamin D status is protective against various ______, including prostate and colorectal cancer
There is growing evidence that higher vitamin D status is protective against various ______, including prostate and colorectal cancer
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Deficiency of vitamin D produces ______ in children and osteomalacia in adults
Deficiency of vitamin D produces ______ in children and osteomalacia in adults
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Rickets is characterized by the formation of soft and pliable bones due to poor mineralization and ______ deficiency
Rickets is characterized by the formation of soft and pliable bones due to poor mineralization and ______ deficiency
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Osteomalacia is characterized by the ______ of previously formed bones
Osteomalacia is characterized by the ______ of previously formed bones
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Rachitic children are usually anemic or prone to ______
Rachitic children are usually anemic or prone to ______
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