Assertion: vitamin d | /r/HasProperty | synthesized in the skin
Facets:
value: by transformation of 7-dehydrocholesterol
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: After vitamin D is consumed through the diet (D3 and D2) or synthesized in the skin (D3), both biologically inactive forms (D3 and D2) enter the circulation and are transported to the liver, where they get hydroxylated to form the 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] pool, which is the vitamin D status indicator.
text: Vitamin D is synthesized by the skin when we’re exposed to sunlight during certain times of the day and year, and can also be found in a limited number of natural and fortified foods sources.
text: Vitamin D 3 (cholecalciferol) is synthesized in the skin by transformation of 7-dehydrocholesterol exposed to ultraviolet B rays of the midday sun.