TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wu-Wong,J.Ruth
TI  - Why does vitamin D matter?
T2  - Vitamin D and your body,
SN  - 9781608050833
AV  - QP772.V53 W49 2012eb
U1  - 612.3/99 
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - [Dubai, United Arab Emirates]
PB  - Bentham eBooks
KW  - Vitamin D in the body
KW  - Vitamin D
KW  - Body composition
KW  - Body Composition
KW  - Vitamine D dans l'organisme
KW  - Vitamine D
KW  - Composition corporelle
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; A Brief History of the Vitamin D Field; Masahide Mizobuchi --; 2; How Does Vitamin D Work?; Petya Valcheva and Jose M. Valdivielso --; 3; What Have We Learned from the Epidemiology of Vitamin D?; Csaba P. Kovesdy --; 4; Does Vitamin D Supplementation Improve Health?; Alan H. Lau and Yee Ming Lee --; 5; Vitamin D Analogs Currently on the Market and in Development; Gui-Dong Zhu --; 6; How are Vitamin D and Its Analogs Used to Treat Human Diseases?; Alex J. Brown --; 7; Future Perspectives; J. Ruth Wu-Wong
N2  - "New tests and studies continue to reveal exciting information about the power of vitamin D in maintaining good health and preventing major illnesses. Why Does Vitamin D Matter? not only covers vitamin D basics, but also explores the science of the vitamin D receptor (VDR), the protein that binds to the active metabolite of vitamin D to fulfill biochemical functions, it explains how vitamin D analogs that directly activate the VDR. Readers will find this e-book informative, not only from the scientific point of view, but also from the potential applications of the knowledge into one's daily life. Starting with a brief history of vitamin D and VDR research, followed by a detailed scientific report of how vitamin D and VDR work, this e-book then goes on to cover epidemiological studies that investigate the outcome of vitamin D deficiency and the effects of vitamin D supplementation. Issues related to vitamin D supplementation are also addressed from different angles. This e-book continues with a comprehensive report on the numerous vitamin D analogs currently on the market or in development to treat various diseases, followed by exploring the possibility of developing this class of compounds for additional indications. This e-book is suitable for both general readers and scientists involved in vitamin D research or students who are interested in a career in biochemical/medical/nutritional research, especially in the field of vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor"--EBL
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