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Investigators at Aarhus University have published new data on life sciences
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 17th, 2008
"Although calcitriol (1.25(OH)(2)D) is considered the biologically active vitamin D metabolite, several studies have shown that calcidiol (25OHD) is the vitamin D metabolite that is most closely linked to parathyroid function and indices of calcium homeostasis. Moreover, low levels of 25OHD have been associated with increased risk of different diseases including cancer, diabetes, and myopathy. Cross-sectional study," scientists writing in the European Journal of Endocrinology report.
"We studied relations between plasma concentrations of 25OHD, 1.25(OH)(2)D, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in fasting plasma samples from 315 healthy postmenopausal women randomly...
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