Vitamin D - New Research (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble steroid hormone precursor that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream. Strictly speaking, it is not a vitamin since human skin can manufacture it, but it is referred to as one for historical reasons. It is often known as calciferol. The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phophorus. Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones. It promotes bone mineralisation in concert with a number of other vitamins, minerals and hormones. Without vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, soft or misshapen. Vitamin D prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults -- skeletal diseases that result in defects that weaken bones. This book gathers international research on the leading-edge of the scientific front.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2006
Editors:	Veronica D Stoltz
Dimensions:	180 x 260 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-60021-000-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > Medical research Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > Metabolism
LSN:	1-60021-000-7
Barcode:	9781600210006

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