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5 unusual facts about Vitamin D


George Sperti

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

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.

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.


Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus

He was involved in the discovery of the transformation of cholesterol through several steps to 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).

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.


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Amy Cutler

Cutler is one of the many contemporary artists mentioned in the book Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing published by Phaidon Press in 2005.

Calcification

Intake of excessive Vitamin D can cause Vitamin D poisoning and excessive intake of calcium from the intestine, when accompanied by a deficiency of vitamin K (perhaps induced by an anticoagulant such as warfarin).

Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals

Veenendaal, The Netherlands: Dishman Netherlands B.V manufactures of Vitamin D2, Vitamin D3, Vitamin D analogues, cholesterol and lanolin related products.

Ergosterol

It was also not as common as the earlier Steenbock process, in which milk was exposed directly to ultraviolet light, which converts milk's natural 7-dehydrocholesterol content to vitamin D3.

Leopard gecko

Metabolic bone disease or MBD is a nutritional deficiency caused by a lack of calcium and vitamin D3 in the diet.

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Through innovations from Hector DeLuca, Vitamin D continues to be a large percentage of WARF's income, around 70%.