Nonclassical vitamin D Actions

Nutrients

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 408-425

  Zittermann, Armin ^a   Gummert, Jan F ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular; Diet; Mortality; Ultraviolet B radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE; VITAMIN D;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM BALANCE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEOPLASM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHOSPHATE BALANCE; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 79952051540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu2040408     Document Type: Review

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