"Calcifediol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The major circulating metabolite of VITAMIN D3. It is produced in the LIVER and is the best indicator of the body's vitamin D stores. It is effective in the treatment of RICKETS and OSTEOMALACIA, both in azotemic and non-azotemic patients. Calcifediol also has mineralizing properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D002112
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.159.478.250 D04.210.500.247.808.146.478.250 D04.210.500.812.768.196.478.250 D10.570.938.146.478.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcifediol- Calcifediol
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 3
- 25 Hydroxyvitamin D 3
- 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Monohydrate
- 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol Monohydrate
- Monohydrate, 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3
- 25 Hydroxyvitamin D3
- Calcidiol
- 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol
- 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcifediol" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral content, bone turnover markers, and fracture risk in South African schoolchildren: multicenter double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial (ViDiKids). J Bone Miner Res. 2024 Apr 19; 39(3):211-221.
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Does vitamin D status track through adolescence? Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Nov; 102(5):1025-9.
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Effect of adiposity, season, diet and calcium or vitamin D supplementation on the vitamin D status of healthy urban African and Asian-Indian adults. Br J Nutr. 2014 Aug 28; 112(4):590-9.