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    Cholecalciferol, also known as vitamin D3 and colecalciferol, is a type of vitamin D that is made by the skin when exposed to sunlight; it is found in...
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  • Calcium/cholecalciferol is a combination of a calcium salt and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). It is used to prevent and treat lack of calcium and vitamin...
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    of vitamin D produced in the liver by hydroxylation of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) by the enzyme vitamin D 25-hydroxylase. Calcifediol can be further...
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    shown that rodenticides containing cholecalciferol are a significant health threat to dogs and cats. Cholecalciferol produces hypercalcemia, which results...
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    whereas cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is produced naturally by the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light. Ergocalciferol (D2) and cholecalciferol (D3) are...
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    are vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). The major natural source of vitamin D is synthesis of cholecalciferol in the lower layers...
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    vitamin D toxicity through overproduction of vitamin D precursor, cholecalciferol, regulating vitamin D production. During ultraviolet exposure, the...
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    Previtamin D3 is an intermediate in the production of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). It is formed by the action of UV light, most specifically UVB light...
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    and/or polyuria. Compared to other vitamin D compounds in clinical use (cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol), calcitriol has a higher risk of inducing hypercalcemia...
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    13,14-secosteroids, etc.).: §3S-8  The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Its IUPAC systematic is "(5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-secocholestra-5...
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    decreased absorption of vitamin D from sunlight. Since vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) are fat-soluble, humans and other...
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    administration of 2,000-10,000 IU of vitamin D3 by mouth daily. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is typically absorbed more readily than vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)...
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    most important compounds in this group are vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Vitrectomy – is a surgery to remove...
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    this compound in human skin enables humans to manufacture vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Upon exposure to ultraviolet UV-B rays in the sun light, 7-DHC is...
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    microsomal fraction). It has 25-hydroxylase activity, which converts cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) into calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3, also known as...
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    to be low. Cholecalciferol is more expensive to produce than 1080. Some promising results have been obtained by combining cholecalciferol with other substances...
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    hydroxytoluene (BHT). BHA also is commonly used in medicines, such as cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), isotretinoin, lovastatin, and simvastatin, among others...
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    Sitostanol Sitosterol Stigmasterol Tocopherols Cholesterol Testosterone Cholecalciferol Ecdysones Other Betulin Lanosterol Saponins Serratenediol Squalane...
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    which spontaneously isomerizes to vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol). It is then converted from cholecalciferol to calcifediol in the liver. Under the influence...
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    Others Vitamin D: 7-Dehydrocholesterol Calcidiol/Calcifediol Calcitriol Cholecalciferol Others: 7α-Hydroxycholesterol 11α-Hydroxyprogesterone 11β-Hydroxyprogesterone...
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    form of vitamin D) to cholecalciferol (inactive form of vitamin D) following exposure to UV light from the sun. Cholecalciferol is then converted to calcidiol...
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    others); the kidneys (erythropoietin and renin); the thymus; skin (cholecalciferol); and adipose tissue (leptin and resistin). Endocrine glands derive...
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    secosteroids (open-ring steroids): Vitamin D forms such as ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, and calcitriol Steroids can be classified based on their chemical...
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  • the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-13. "MSDS for cholecalciferol crystalline" (PDF). hmdb.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-26...
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    biosynthesis of vitamin D, and other metabolic processes. Specifically cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), which is needed for basic cellular / neural functioning...
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  • A carotenoids)) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) Vitamin D Ergocalciferol Cholecalciferol Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) Vitamin K Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)...
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    renal hydroxylation like vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). DHT has a rapid onset of action (2 hours), a shorter half-life, and...
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    mushrooms is ergocalciferol, or vitamin D2. This is not the same as cholecalciferol, called vitamin D3, which is produced by UV-irradiation of human or...
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    but is also required for the body's own synthesis of vitamin-D3 (cholecalciferol), leads to internationally conflicting recommendations regarding health-promoting...
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  • multivitamin product. Caltrate Plus also contains 800 IU of vitamin D (cholecalciferol), 20 mcg vitamin K1, 50 mg magnesium, 7.5 mg zinc oxide, 1 mg copper...
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