Chapter 28. Chapter 28. Vitamin D: Production, Metabolism, Mechanism of Action, and Clinical Requirements

  1. ASBMR
  1. Daniel Bikle1,
  2. John Adams2,
  3. Sylvia Christakos3

Published Online: 23 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch28

Book Title

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism

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How to Cite

ASBMR (2009) Chapter 28. Vitamin D: Production, Metabolism, Mechanism of Action, and Clinical Requirements, in Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch28

Author Information

  1. 1

    Veteran Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine and Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California

  2. 2

    Orthopaedic Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, California

  3. 3

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 DEC 2009
  2. Published Print: 18 NOV 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780977888214

Online ISBN: 9780470623992

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Keywords:

  • vitamin D;
  • bone;
  • intestine;
  • kidney;
  • osteomalacia;
  • immune function;
  • keratinocytes;
  • vitamin D metabolism;
  • vitamin D mechanism of action;
  • cancer;
  • malabsorption

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Vitamin D3 Production

  • Vitamin D Metabolism

  • Transport of Vitamin D in the Blood

  • Internalization of Vitamin D Metabolites

  • Mechanism of Action

  • Overview of Vitamin D Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism

  • Classic Target Tissues

  • Nonclassical Target Tissues

  • Immunobiology of Vitamin D

  • Keratinocyte Function in Epidermis and Hair Follicles

  • Nutritional Considerations

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