ea0022p100 | Bone/Calcium | ECE2010
Hekimsoy Zeliha
, Dinc Gonul
, Kafesciler Sabriye
, Onur Ece
, Guvenc Yesim
, Pala Tumer
, Guclu Feyzullah
, Ozmen Bilgin
Vitamin D is a lipid-soluble hormone found in certain foods and synthesized from precursors in the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light. Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone metabolism and many cellular and immunological processes; and low levels have been associated with several chronic and infectious diseases. Vitamin D status is assessed by measuring the concentration of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) D). Vitamin D deficiency is reported to be common worldwide, but...