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Vitamin D, a steroid hormone, has mainly been known for its effects on bone and osteoporosis. The current therapeutic practices expand into such markets as cancer research, pediatrics, nephrology, dermatology, immunology, and genetics. This second edition includes over 100 chapters covering everythi...
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Elsevier Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122526879 |
| Summary: |
Vitamin D, a steroid hormone, has mainly been known for its effects on bone and osteoporosis. The current therapeutic practices expand into such markets as cancer research, pediatrics, nephrology, dermatology, immunology, and genetics. This second edition includes over 100 chapters covering everything from chemistry and metabolism to mechanisms of action, diagnosis and management, new analogs, and emerging therapies. This complete reference works is a must have resource for anyone working in endocrinology, osteology, bone biology, or cancer research. *Most comprehensive, up-to-date two-volum |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxix, 1892 pages)) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780122526879 0122526872 9780080543642 0080543642 |
| Index Number: | QP772 |
| CLC: | Q565 |
| Contents: |
v. 1. Chemistry, metabolism, and circulation -- Mechanism of action -- Mineral homeostasis -- Target organs and tissues -- Human physiology -- v. 2. Diagnosis and management -- Disorders of the Vitamin D endocrine system -- New Vitamin D analogs -- Vitamin D and cancer -- Emerging uses. INTRODUCTION -- CH 1: Historical Perspective -- SECTION I: CHEMISTRY, METABOLISM, AND CIRCULATION -- CH 2: Vitamin D Metabolism -- CH 3: Photobiology of Vitamin D -- CH 4: The Vitamin D-25 Hydroxylase -- CH 5: The 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 1-alpha-Hydroxylase -- CH 6: The 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 24-Hydroxylase -- CH 7: Mutant Mouse Models of Vitamin D Metabolic Enzymes -- CH 8: Vitamin D Binding Protein -- CH 9: New Aspects of DBP -- CH 10: Endocytic Pathways for 25-(OH) Vitamin D3 -- SECTION II: MECHANISM OF ACTION -- CH 11: The Vitamin D Receptor -- CH 12: Vitamin D Receptor Promoter and Regulation |