Vitamin D

Vitamin D and Health: Evolution, Biologic Functions, and Recommended Dietary Intakes for Vitamin D.- Photobiology of Vitamin D.- The Functional Metabolism and Molecular Biology of Vitamin D Action.- Metabolism and Catabolism of Vitamin D, Its Metabolites and Clinically Relevant Analogs.- The Molecular Biology of the Vitamin D Receptor.- VDR and RXR Subcellular Trafficking.- Mechanism of Action of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3   on Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Renal Calcium Transport.- Biological and Molecular Effects of Vitamin D on Bone.- Biological and Molecular Effects of Vitamin D on the Kidney.- Vitamin D and the Parathyroids.- Diversity of Vitamin D Target Genes.- Extrarenal Synthesis of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and Its Health Implications.- Vitamin D and the Innate Immunity.- Vitamin D and Colon Cancer.- Mechanisms of Resistance to Vitamin D Action in Human Cancer Cells.- Vitamin D and the Brain: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective.- Vitamin D Modulation of Adipocyte Function.- Determinants of Vitamin D Intake.- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Assays and Their Clinical Utility.- Health Disparities and Vitamin D.- Vitamin D Deficiency in Canada.- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Health Consequences in Northern Europe.- Vitamin D Deficiency and Consequences for the Health of People in Mediterranean Countries.- Vitamin D Deficiency in the Middle East and Its Health Consequences.- Vitamin D Deficiency in the Middle East and Its Health Consequences for Adults.- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Health Consequences in Africa.- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Health Consequences in India.- Vitamin D Deficiency, Rickets, and Fluorosis in India.- Vitamin D in Asia.- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Health Consequences in New Zealand.- Toxicity of Vitamin D.