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====== Forms and structure of vitamin D ====== | ====== Forms and structure of vitamin D ====== | ||
- | All forms of vitamin D are secosteroids, | + | All forms of vitamin D are secosteroids, |
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===== Summary of different forms ===== | ===== Summary of different forms ===== | ||
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The levels of each of the vitamin D metabolites are affected by a complex network of feedback mechanisms involving multiple enzymes and receptors, indicating vitamin D is regulated more like a steroid than a nutrient. | The levels of each of the vitamin D metabolites are affected by a complex network of feedback mechanisms involving multiple enzymes and receptors, indicating vitamin D is regulated more like a steroid than a nutrient. | ||
- | In the published literature, researchers sometimes distinguish between " | + | In the published literature, researchers sometimes distinguish between " |
- | This failure to discriminate is less an indication of sloppy research and more a testament to how vitamin D behaves. The vitamins D act very much like steroids, binding nuclear receptors and modulating the immune response. Not only that, there' | + | This failure to discriminate is less an indication of sloppy research and more a testament to how vitamin D behaves. The vitamins D act very much like steroids, binding nuclear receptors and modulating the immune response. Not only that, there' |
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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- | ===== References ===== | + | ===== References =====</ |