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calciferol

calciferol see vitamin .

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	Vitamin D in older patients with cancer.(Clinical report) Magazine article from: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Boonen, Vanderschueren, Haentjens, & Lips, 2006; Wootton). When comparing supplementation with calciferol ([D.sub.2]) or calcitriol ([D.sub.3]), calciferol was shown to be less potent and have a shorter duration of action when compared to calcitriol... Read more
	The oxygen view of osteoporosis: bone homeostasis is but one face of oxygen homeostasis.(Oxygen Homeostasis) Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...osteoporosis? What is the explanatory power of that model for the known aspects of the magnesium/calcium, calcium/calciferol, calciferol/phosphorus, phosphorus/parathormone, parathormone/hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), and related interactions in... Read more
	Nutrients to Reduce Allergic Symptoms.(medical literature review) Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...mucosa. [15] Moreover, in a double-blind crossover study of asthma patients with airway obstruction, calcium, combined with calciferol [vitamin D2], was effective in improving various breathing measures. [16] Magnesium Intracellularly, magnesium inhibits the... Read more

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