Vitamin D in Dermatology
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: February 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780824777043
Subjects: Biochemistry; Dermatology; Vitamin Therapy; Pharmacology; Medical / Nursing; Vitamin D; Medical; Therapeutic use; Physiological effect; Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial; Chemotherapy; Derivatives; Diseases; Skin
First sentence: The biologically active form of vitamin D, 1a, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD), is an important nuclear hormone with pleiotropic physiological function, such as maintenance of calcium and phosphate homeostasis, bone formation, and cellular growth [1].