Forgotten mysteries in the early history of vitamin D

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 923-927

  Carpenter, Kenneth J ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Irradiation; Rachitic diets; Ultraviolet light; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RICKETS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RATS; RICKETS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0033128258     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.5.923     Document Type: Article

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