Vitamin D Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications /
In Vitamin D: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications, Second Edition, leading researchers provide a comprehensive, highly readable overview of the biological functions and clinical applications of vitamin D and its metabolites. Topics range from the most recent recommendations for...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ :
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2010.
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| Series: | Nutrition and Health
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-303-9 |
Table of Contents:
- Dedication to Louis V. Avioli
- Vitamin D and Health: Evolution, Biologic Functions, and Dietary Requirements for Vitamin D
- Photobiology of Vitamin D
- The Functional Metabolism and Molecular Biology of Vitamin D
- Metabolism and Catabolism of Vitam D, its Metabolites and Clinically Relevant Analogs
- The Molecular Biology of the Vitamin D Receptor
- VDR and RXR Subcellular Trafficking
- Mechanism of Action of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Renal Calcium Transport
- Biologic and Molecular Effects of Vitamin D on Bone
- Biologic and Molecular Effect of Vitamin D on the Kidney
- Vitamin D and the Parathyroids
- Diversity of Vitamin D Target Genes
- Extra Renal Synthesis of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and Health Implications
- Vitamin D and the Innate Immunity
- Vitamin D and Colon Cancer
- Mechanisms of Resistance to Vitamin D action in Human Cancer Cells
- Vitamin D and the Brain: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective
- Vitamin D Modulation of Adipocyte Function
- Determinants of Vitamin D Intake and Vitamin D Deficiency in the United States
- 25-hydroxyvitamin D Assays and Their Clinical Utility
- Health Disparity and Vitamin D Deficiency in the United States
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in Canada
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in Northern Europe
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in Mediterranean Countries
- Vitamin D Deficiency in the Middle East and its Health Consequences for Children
- Vitamin D Deficiency in the Middle East and its Health Consequences for Adults
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in Africa
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in India
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Rickets and Flourosis in India
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in Asia
- Vitamin D Deficiency and its Health Consequences in New Zealand
- Toxicity of Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnancy and Lactation and Health Consequences
- Vitamin D Deficiency in Children and its Health Consequences
- Dietary Calcium Deficiency and Rickets
- Vitamin D in Fracture Prevention and Muscle Function and Fall Prevention
- Inherited Defects of Vitamin D Metabolism
- Molecular Defects in the Vitamin D Receptor Associated with Hereditary 1,25-Dihyroxyvitamin D Resistant Rickets (HVDRR)
- Receptor-Independent Vitamin-D Resistance in Subhuman and Human Primates
- 25-Hyroxyvitamin D-1a-hydroxylase: Studies in Mouse Models and Implications for Human Disease
- The Health Benefits of Solar Irradiance and the Consequences of its Deprivation
- Vitamin D Status, Solar Radiation and Cancer Prognosis
- Epidemiology of Vitamin D and Cancer
- Vitamin D Deficiency and the Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer
- Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention and Survival
- The Anti-Cancer Effect of Vitamin D: What do the Randomized Trials Show?
- Sunlight, Skin Cancer and Vitamin D
- Vitamin D and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
- Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis
- Vitamin D and Type II Diabetes
- Role of Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Health
- Vitamin D, Renin and Blood Pressure
- Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Analogues for Bone Health and Survival in Chronic Kidney Disease
- Role of Vitamin D and Ultraviolet Radiation in Chronic Kidney Disease
- Role of Vitamin D in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Vitamin D, Respiratory Infections and Obstructive Airway Diseases
- Treatment of Immuno-mediated Diseases by Vitamin D Analogues
- Clinical Utility of 1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its Analogues for the Treatment of Psoriasis
- Affinity Aklylating Vitamin D Analogs as Molecular Probes and Therapeutic Agents
- Anti-inflammatory Activity of Calcitriol that Contributes to its Therapeutic and Chemopreventive Effects in Prostate Cancer.