02752nam 2200481 450 991031766910332120230413172433.0953-51-4863-X953-51-3086-2(CKB)4970000000099393(NjHacI)994970000000099393(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/44283(EXLCZ)99497000000009939320221006d2017 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Critical Evaluation of Vitamin D Clinical Overview /edited by Sivakumar Joghi Thatha GowderIntechOpen2017Rijeka, Croatia :IntechOpen,2017.©20171 online resource (260 pages)953-51-3085-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin, also called as ""sunshine vitamin"" is derived mostly from sun exposure and food, and for normal activation, it has to undergo two hydroxylation reactions. Vitamin D affects more than 2000 genes in the body. Serum level of 25(OH) D is an ideal indicator of vitamin D status in our body. Vitamin D deficiency leads to various diseases. On a therapeutic point of view, vitamin D helps to treat many diseases. The book ""A Critical Evaluation of Vitamin D - Clinical Overview"" targets the principles, mechanisms, and clinical significance of vitamin D. This book covers four sections: ""Vitamin D in Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases"", ""Vitamin D in Age and Neurological Diseases"", ""Vitamin D and Cancer"" and ""Therapeutic Measurements of Vitamin D"". Each of these sections is interwoven with the theoretical aspects and experimental techniques of basic and clinical sciences. This book will be a significant source to students, scientists, physicians, healthcare professionals and also other members of this society who are interested in exploring the role of vitamin D in human life. <br /><br />[Vitamin D can be considered as vitamin of ""defense"" since it cures several diseases. - Sivakumar Gowder]Critical evaluation of vitamin DVitamin D in animal nutritionVitaminologyToxicology and Pharmaceutical SciencePharmacologyHealth SciencesVitamin D in animal nutrition.615.328Sivakumar Gowderauth1348720Thatha Gowder Sivakumar JoghiNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910317669103321A Critical Evaluation of Vitamin D3086350UNINA