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unusual facts about Cholecalciferol|vitamin D3vitamin D3 .

His invention of an Ultraviolet "Vitamin D" lamp for irradiating milk was sold to General Foods for $300,000.

Gloger's rule

However absorption of a certain amount of UV radiation is necessary for the production of certain vitamins, notably vitamin D (see also Osteomalacia).

Hilda Margaret Bruce

Her early research was dedicated towards the understanding of Vitamin D; she also jointly published the first article describing the breeding characteristics of the golden hamster.

Marc Sorenson

Dr. Sorenson has published a scientific paper in the journal Dermatoendocrinology, on Vitamin D and erectile dysfunction (ED), theorizing that lack of vitamin D or sunlight could be a contributor to ED.

Nutritional immunology

Nutritional immunology researchers have discovered novel mechanisms by which naturally occurring compounds such as conjugated linoleic acid, abscisic acid, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, resveratrol, curcumin, limonin, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and Vitamin D modulate immune responses.

Vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein

Calbindin-D9k (S100G) is found in mammalian intestine and calbindin-D28k is in avian intestine and in mammalian kidney and other tissues.

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

A majority of WARF's income, around 70%, comes from Vitamin D.


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