Vitamin D — is everything as simple as it seems?
Journal Title: Міжнародний ендокринологічний журнал - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 4
Abstract
Even centuries after the discovery of vitamin D, there are gaps in understanding the role of its endocrine system. It is clear that vitamin D is important for stimulation of calcium absorption in the intestines in normal/low calcium intake, and, as a result, it is needed to maintain normal calcium homeostasis and bone growth. In addition, numerous pleiotropic actions of vitamin D were identified. This article contains information on vitamin D metabolism, its importance for general health, main directions of examination and optimal treatment strategy, as well as possible complications of treatment. Also, attention was paid to laboratory diagnosis as a method for determining vitamin D deficiency and controlling possible complications in vitamin D treatment.
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N. Tovstolytkina
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- EP ID EP630815
- DOI 10.22141/2224-0721.15.4.2019.174821
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