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    Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D

    Since the discovery of vitamin D in the early years of this century, every attempt to fit it into one of the standard categories of biology or chemistry has failed. It was first described as a fat-soluble nutrien...

    D. R. Fraser in Calcium in Human Biology (1988)

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    Relationship between vitamin D status, body composition and physical exercise of adolescent girls in Bei**g

    Little is known about the prevalence of actual vitamin D deficiency in healthy school-aged adolescents, particularly in China. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and to id...

    L. H. Foo, Q. Zhang, K. Zhu, G. Ma, A. Trube, H. Greenfield in Osteoporosis International (2009)