Vitamin D2 is much less effective than vitamin D3 in humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5387-5391

  Armas, Lauka A G ^a   Hollis, Bruce W ^b   Heaney, Robert P ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIFEDIOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CALCIFEDIOL; CHOLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN D;

EID: 8744276604     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0360     Document Type: Article

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