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Calcitriol is a
hormone and the
active form of
vitamin D,
normally made in the kidney. It is also
known as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. It
binds to and...
- hormone; the
activation of the
vitamin D pro-hormone
produces calcitriol, the
active form.
Calcitriol then
exerts its
effects via the
vitamin D receptor, a nuclear...
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receptor (VDR also
known as the
calcitriol receptor) is a
member of the
nuclear receptor family of
transcription factors.
Calcitriol (the
active form of vitamin...
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which is
further converted in the
kidney to
calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol D). One of
calcitriol’s most
important functions is to
promote calcium...
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calcitriol, the
active form that is most
effective in
promoting the
intestinal absorption of calcium. This
conversion of
vitamin D3 into
calcitriol,...
- The natural,
active form of
vitamin D is
calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol). This
molecule and
other naturally occurring forms of
vitamin D, including...
- by the
enzyme 25(OH)D-1α-hydroxylase,
primarily in the kidney, to form
calcitriol (1,25-(OH)2D3),
which is the
active hormonal form of
vitamin D. Calcifediol...
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Vitamin D5 (sitocalciferol) is a form of
vitamin D.
Analogs of
calcitriol, a form of
vitamin D3, have been
proposed for use as
antitumor agents. Studies...
- For example, they
convert a
precursor of
vitamin D to its
active form,
calcitriol; and
synthesize the
hormones erythropoietin and renin.
Chronic kidney...
- Calcipotriol, also
known as calcipotriene, is a
synthetic derivative of
calcitriol, a form of
vitamin D. It is used in the
treatment of psoriasis. It is...
