Vitamin D deficiency : new insights / / edited by Julia Fedotova

• Pubblicazione: London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 pages)
• Disciplina: 612.399
• Soggetto topico: Vitamin D in human nutrition; Vitamin D in the body
• Persona (resp. second.): FedotovaJulia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introductory Chapter: Vitamin D Deficiency -- 2. Vitamin D Deficiency in Pediatric Dentistry -- 3. Vitamin D Deficiency and Critical Care in the Neonatal Period -- 4. Vitamin D Deficiency in Childhood Obesity: Behavioral Factors or Altered Metabolism? -- 5. The Role of Vitamin D in the Restriction of the Progress and Severity of COVID-19 Infection -- 6. Role of Vitamin D in Patients with Schizophrenia Suffering from COVID-19 -- 7. Vitamin D Deficiency: Implications in COVID-19 and Schizophrenia -- 8. Hypovitaminosis D in Postmenopause -- 9. Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy with Vitamin D -- 10. Vitamin D, Muscle Strength and Cardiorespiratory Fitness - An Evidence-based Review -- 11. Pharmacological Efficacy and Mechanism of Vitamin D in the Treatment of "Kidney-Brain" Disorders.
• Sommario/riassunto: Vitamin D is a unique bioregulatory molecule that can be synthesized in the skin as well as obtained via dietary sources. Vitamin D and its specific role in numerous diseases is a hot topic of scientific research. This book presents new insights into the specific role of vitamin D deficiency in the pathophysiological and biochemical mechanisms of many diseases. It is organized into four sections that present the latest data from clinical and preclinical investigations of the consequences of vitamin D deficiency in children and in diseases such as COVID-19 as well as cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and renal disorders.
• Titolo autorizzato: Vitamin D Deficiency
• ISBN: 1-80356-516-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910727283303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II