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Vitamin D and respiratory health. Clin Exp Immunol. 2009 Oct;158(1):20–5. Review
Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2009 Oct;154(2):184–90. Review
Skin cancer meets vitamin D: the way forward for dermatology and public health. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Oct;61(4):720–4.
Micronutrients and amino acids, main regulators of physiological processes. Med Hypotheses. 2009 Oct;73(4):498–502.
MicroRNA regulates human vitamin D receptor. Int J Cancer. 2009 Sep 15;125(6):1328–33.
Vitamin D supplements vs plasma level. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Sep 14;169(16):1536; author reply 1536–7.
Data advisory with regard to NHANES serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Sep;90(3):695.
Hypergravity modulates vitamin D receptor target gene mRNA expression in mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;297(3):E728–34.
The dependency of vitamin D status on body mass index, gender, age and season. Anticancer Res. 2009 Sep;29(9):3713–20.
Expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase (1alphaOHase, CYP27B1) splice variants in HaCaT keratinocytes and other skin cells: modulation by culture conditions and UV-B treatment in vitro. Anticancer Res. 2009 Sep;29(9):3659–67.
Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone in General Populations: Understandings in 2009 and Applications to Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Sep;4(9):1508–14.
Heritability and environmental factors affecting vitamin D status in rural Chinese adolescent twins. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;94(9):3273–81.
Deletion of the vitamin D receptor specifically in the parathyroid demonstrates a limited role for the VDR in parathyroid physiology. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2009 Aug 19.
Immunohistochemical localization of calbindin-D28k and calretinin in the brainstem of anuran and urodele amphibians. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Aug 10;515(5):503–37.
Vitamin D, nervous system and aging. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Aug 4.
Immunology and skin disease 2009: frontiers in cutaneous immunology. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Aug;129(8):1849–51.
The vitamin D3 transcriptomic response in skin cells derived from the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Dev Comp Immunol. 2009 Aug;33(8):901–12.
Purification, characterization, and directed evolution study of a vitamin D3 hydroxylase from Pseudonocardia autotrophica. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Jul 24;385(2):170–5.
Metabolism of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 by human CYP24A1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Jun 26;384(2):144–8.
Hypergravity modulates vitamin D receptor target gene mRNA expression in mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun 23.
Hypophosphatemia induced by intravenous administration of saccharated ferric oxide —Another form of FGF23-related hypophosphatemia—. Bone. 2009 Jun 22.
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces Ca2+-mediated apoptosis in adipocytes via activation of calpain and caspase-12. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Jun 19;384(1):18–21.
Retinoic acid cross-talk with calcitriol activity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). J Endocrinol. 2009 Jun 16.
Existing and potentially novel functional markers of vitamin D status: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun;89(6):1997S–2008S. Review
Clinical aspect of recent progress in phosphate metabolism. FGF23; physiological action and molecular mechanism in the regulation of phosphate and vitamin D metabolism. Clin Calcium. 2009 Jun;19(6):794–801.
Vitamin d. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009 May;41(5):982–5.
Endocrine controls of keratin expression. Bioessays. 2009 Mar 9.
Vitamin D metabolism and vitamin D traditional and nontraditional, target organs: implications for kidney patients. J Ren Care. 2009 Mar;35 Suppl 1:39–44.
Vitamin D: skeletal and extra skeletal effects; recommendations for good practice. Presse Med. 2009 Jan;38(1):43–54. Review
Nonclassic actions of vitamin D. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):26–34.
Vitamin D and the vasculature: can we teach an old drug new tricks? Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2009 Jan;13(1):29–38.
Comparison of biologically effective spectra for erythema and pre-vitamin D(3) synthesis. Int J Biometeorol. 2009 Jan;53(1):11–5.
1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D3 is an autocrine regulator of extracellular matrix turnover and growth factor release via ERp60-activated matrix vesicle matrix metalloproteinases. Cells Tissues Organs. 2009;189(1–4):70–4.
Induction of tolerogenic dendritic cells by vitamin d receptor agonists. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2009;(188):251–73.
Vitamin D: current status and perspectives. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2008 Dec 22.
The vitamin D deficiency pandemic and consequences for nonskeletal health: Mechanisms of action. Mol Aspects Med. 2008 Dec;29(6):361–8. Review.
Vitamin D analogs: Therapeutic applications and mechanisms for selectivity. Mol Aspects Med. 2008 Dec;29(6):433–52.
Photo-conversion of two epimers (20R and 20S) of pregna-5,7-diene-3beta, 17alpha, 20-triol and their bioactivity in melanoma cells. Steroids. 2008 Nov 6.
Phytochemicals and regulation of the adipocyte life cycle. J Nutr Biochem. 2008 Nov;19(11):717–26. Review.
22 Marabou Symposium: the changing faces of vitamin D. Nutr Rev. 2008 Oct;66(10 Suppl 2):S213–7.
Vitamin D: a rapid review. Urol Nurs. 2008 Oct;28(5):343–9, 384; quiz 350.
Vitamin D and human health: lessons from vitamin D receptor null mice. Endocr Rev. 2008 Oct;29(6):726–76.
Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of murine skin to UV-induced tumorigenesis. J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Oct;128(10):2508–17.
Mammary epithelial cell transformation is associated with deregulation of the vitamin D pathway. J Cell Biochem. 2008 Sep 2;105(4):980–988.
Vitamin d signaling, infectious diseases, and regulation of innate immunity. Infect Immun. 2008 Sep;76(9):3837–43.
20-Hydroxyvitamin D3, a product of vitamin D3 hydroxylation by cytochrome P450scc, stimulates keratinocyte differentiation. J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Sep;128(9):2271–80.
Genetic and environmental determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in Hispanic and African Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Sep;93(9):3381–8.
Vitamin D in health and disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;3(5):1535–41.
From vitamin D to hormone D: fundamentals of the vitamin D endocrine system essential for good health. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):491S–499S. Review.
Vitamin D derivatives acutely reduce endothelium-dependent contractions in the aorta of the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Jul;295(1):H289–96.
Vitamin D and living in northern latitudes—an endemic risk area for vitamin D deficiency. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2008 Jun;67(2–3):164–78. Review.
The controversial role of vitamin D in the skin: immunosuppression vs. photoprotection. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Mar;33(2):167–70.
Vitamin D receptor agonists in the treatment of autoimmune diseases: selective targeting of myeloid but not plasmacytoid dendritic cells. J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Dec;22 Suppl 2:V69–73. Review.
Vitamin D: molecular mechanism of action. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Nov;1116:340–8. Review.
Vitamin D and its implications for musculoskeletal health in women: An update. Maturitas. 2007 Oct 20;58(2):117–37. Review.
Modulatory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin d3 on human B cell differentiation. J Immunol. 2007 Aug 1;179(3):1634–47.
What is new in vitamin D: 2006–2007. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2007 Jul;19(4):383–8.
Lithocholic acid can carry out in vivo functions of vitamin D. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jun 12;104(24):10006–9.
Vitamin d and its role in cancer and immunity: a prescription for sunlight. Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Jun;22(3):305–22. Review.
Neophobia, sensory and cognitive functions, and hedonic responses in vitamin D receptor mutant mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 May;104(3–5):274–80.
Evidence for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-independent transactivation by the vitamin D receptor: uncoupling the receptor and ligand in keratinocytes. J Biol Chem. 2007 Apr 13;282(15):10953–62.
Circulating vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in humans: An important tool to define adequate nutritional vitamin D status. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):631–4.
Upregulation of Vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) binding sites during neutrophil activation from a latent reservoir in azurophil granules. Mol Immunol. 2007 Mar;44(9):2370–7.
In vivo relevance for photoprotection by the vitamin D rapid response pathway. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):451–6.
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) regulates genes responsible for detoxification in intestine. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2007 Jan 1;218(1):37–44.
Vitamin d receptor: new assignments for an already busy receptor. Endocrinology. 2006 Dec;147(12):5542–8.
Effects of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Cytokine Production by Human Decidual Cells. Biol Reprod. 2006 Dec;75(6):816–22.
Biological and clinical aspects of the vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) and its polymorphism. Clin Chim Acta. 2006 Oct;372(1–2):33–42.
Characterization of rat and human CYP2J enzymes as Vitamin D 25-hydroxylases. Steroids. 2006 Oct;71(10):849–56.
Vitamin D physiology. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):4–8. Review.
Recent studies on vitamin D metabolizing enzymes. Clin Calcium. 2006 Jul;16(7):1129–35. Review in Japanese.
1alpha,25(OH)(2)-Vitamin D(3) stimulates intestinal cell p38 MAPK activity and increases c-Fos expression. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2006 Jul;38(7):1181–90.
Enhancers located within two introns of the vitamin D receptor gene mediate transcriptional autoregulation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Mol Endocrinol. 2006 Jun;20(6):1231–47.
Steroid and xenobiotic receptor and vitamin D receptor crosstalk mediates CYP24 expression and drug-induced osteomalacia. J Clin Invest. 2006 Jun;116(6):1703–12.
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells. Cell Biol Int. 2006 Apr;30(4):365–75.
Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney failure: the role of VDR activators. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2006 Mar;7(3):206–13. Review.
24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) binds to catalase. J Cell Biochem. 2006 Mar 21;97(6):1259–1266
Programmed cell death of stressed keratinocytes and its inhibition by vitamin D: The role of death and survival signaling pathways. Apoptosis. 2006 Apr;11(4):519–34.
Vitamin D signaling is modulated on multiple levels in health and disease. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2006 Mar 27;248(1–2):149–59. Review.
New insights into mineral and skeletal regulation by active forms of vitamin D. Kidney Int. 2006 Jan;69(2):218–23. Review.
Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene is a direct target of the vitamin D receptor and is strongly up-regulated in myeloid cells by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 FASEB J. 2005 Jul;19(9):1067–77.
Altered pharmacokinetics of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in the blood and tissues of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase (Cyp24a1) null mouse. Endocrinology. 2005 Feb;146(2):825–34.
Vitamin D: a hormone for all seasons—how much is enough? Clin Biochem Rev. 2005 Feb;26(1):21–32.
Metabolism of vitamin D3 by cytochromes P450. Front Biosci. 2005 Jan 1;10:119–34. Review.
Vitamin D2 is much less effective than vitamin D3 in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Nov;89(11):5387–91.
Genetics and biology of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms. Gene. 2004 Sep 1;338(2):143–56. Review.
Randomized comparison of the effects of the vitamin D3 adequate intake versus 100 mcg (4000 IU) per day on biochemical responses and the wellbeing of patients. Nutr J. 2004 Jul 19;3:8.
Dendritic cells as key targets for immunomodulation by Vitamin D receptor ligands. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May;89–90(1–5):437–41. Review.
1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 inducible transcription factor and its role in the vitamin D action. Endocr Regul. 2004 Mar;38(1):29–38. Review.
Vitamin D, calcium supplementation, and colorectal adenomas: results of a randomized trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Dec 3;95(23):1765–71.
Metabolism of 26,26,26,27,27,27-F6-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 by CYP24: species-based difference between humans and rats. Biochem Pharmacol. 2003 Jun 15;65(12):1957–65.
Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring the evidence? Br J Nutr. 2003 May;89(5):552–72. Review.
Vitamin D receptor as a drug discovery target. Mini Rev Med Chem. 2003 May;3(3):193–204. Review.
Tolerogenic dendritic cells induced by vitamin D receptor ligands enhance regulatory T cells inhibiting autoimmune diabetes. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Apr;987:258–61. Review.
New insights into the mechanisms of vitamin D action. J Cell Biochem. 2003 Mar 1;88(4):695–705. Review.
The immunological functions of the vitamin D endocrine system. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2003 Mar;49(2):277–300. Review.
Vitamin D: A millenium perspective. J Cell Biochem. 2003 Feb 1;88(2):296–307. Review.
Analysis of the vitamin D system in cervical carcinomas, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2003;164:239–46.
Evolution and function of vitamin D. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2003;164:3–28. Review.
Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D receptor ligands in autoimmune diseases. Int Immunopharmacol. 2002 Jun;2(7):1017–28. Review.
CD8(+) T cells are not necessary for 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) to suppress experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 16;99(8):5557–60.
New clues about vitamin D functions in the nervous system. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Apr;13(3):100–5. Review.
Colonic epithelial cell proliferation decreases with increasing levels of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Jan;11(1):113–9.
25-hydroxy-vitamin d metabolism in human colon cancer cells during tumor progression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2001 Jul 27;285(4):1012–7.
Vitamin D and genomic stability. Mutat Res. 2001 Apr 18;475(1–2):69–87. Review.
Cytochrome P450 enzymes in the bioactivation of vitamin D to its hormonal form (review). Int J Mol Med. 2001 Feb;7(2):201–9. Review.
Enzymatic studies on the key enzymes of vitamin D metabolism; 1 alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and 24-hydroxylase (CYP24). Biotechnol Annu Rev. 2001;7:179–94. Review.
Calcium and vitamin D. Diagnostics and therapeutics. Clin Lab Med. 2000 Sep;20(3):569–90. Review.
An evaluation of the biologic activity and vitamin D receptor binding affinity of the photoisomers of vitamin D3 and previtamin D3. J Nutr Biochem. 2000 May;11(5):267–72.
The renal function of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1alpha-hydroxylase. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 1999 May 25;151(1–2):213–20. Review.
Evidence that vitamin D3 increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D more efficiently than does vitamin D2. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Oct;68(4):854–8.
The photoprotective effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on ultraviolet light B-induced damage in keratinocyte and its mechanism of action. J Dermatol Sci. 1998 Sep;18(1):11–8.
Mechanisms and functions of vitamin D. Nutr Rev. 1998 Feb;56(2 Pt 2):S4–10; discussion S 54–75. Review.
Calcium absorptive effects of vitamin D and its major metabolites. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997 Dec;82(12):4111–6.
The vitamin D hormone and its nuclear receptor: molecular actions and disease states. J Endocrinol. 1997 Sep;154 Suppl:S57–73. Review.
Vitamin D metabolism in human colon adenocarcinoma-derived Caco-2 cells: expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1alpha-hydroxylase activity and regulation of side-chain metabolism. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 1997 May;62(1):21–8.
Bioavailability of vitamin D. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1997 Jan;51 Suppl 1:S76–9. Review.
The effect of season and latitude on in vitro vitamin D formation by sunlight in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 1996 Oct;86(10):1270–2.
Stable expression of the nuclear vitamin D receptor in the human prostatic carcinoma cell line JCA-1: evidence that the antiproliferative effects of 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 are mediated exclusively through the genomic signaling pathway. Endocrinology. 1996 May;137(5):1554–61.
Effect of aging on the metabolism of phosphorus and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in healthy men. Am J Physiol. 1996 Mar;270(3 Pt 1):E483–90.
Single-dose cholecalciferol suppresses the winter increase in parathyroid hormone concentrations in healthy older men and women: a randomized trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994 May;59(5):1040–4.
Effects of skin thickness, age, body fat, and sunlight on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993 Dec;58(6):882–5.
Selective biological response by target organs (intestine, kidney, and bone) to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and two analogues. Cancer Res. 1993 Sep 1;53(17):3935–42.
Biological activity assessment of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone and its intermediate metabolites in vivo and in vitro. Endocrinology. 1990 Aug;127(2):695–701.
Physiologic regulation of the serum concentration of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by phosphorus in normal men. J Clin Invest. 1989 May;83(5):1494–9.
The role of the vitamin D endocrine system in health and disease. N Engl J Med. 1989 Apr 13;320(15):980–91. Review.
Regulation of metallothionein gene expression by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in cultured cells and in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Dec;84(24):8810–3.
Synthesis and biological activity of 1 alpha,23,25,26-tetrahydroxyvitamin D3. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1987 Apr;254(1):188–95.
Photosynthesis of vitamin D in the skin: effect of environmental and life-style variables. Fed Proc. 1987 Apr;46(5):1876–82.
Synthesis of vitamin D by the skin. Wiad Lek. 1987 Mar 15;40(6):413–9. In Polish.
Main endocrine modulators of vitamin D hydroxylases in human pathophysiology. J Steroid Biochem. 1987;27(4–6):815–24. Review.
The difference of biological activity among four diastereoisomers of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol-26,23-lactone. J Steroid Biochem. 1986 Oct;25(4):505–10.
Studies on the hydroxylation of vitamin D in man. Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1986;137(3):206–8.
The metabolism and functions of vitamin D. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1986;196:361–75. Review.
Metabolism of vitamin D in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease. Clin Sci (Lond). 1985 Nov;69(5):561–70.
Vitamin D absorption in healthy subjects and in patients with intestinal malabsorption syndromes. Am J Clin Nutr. 1985 Oct;42(4):644–9.
Aging decreases the capacity of human skin to produce vitamin D3. J Clin Invest. 1985 Oct;76(4):1536–8.
Evidence that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is the physiologically active metabolite of vitamin D3. Endocr Rev. 1985 Fall;6(4):491–511. Review.
Synthesis of Vitamin D in the skin. Postepy Hig Med Dosw. 1985 Jan–Feb;39(1):85–104. Review in Polish.
Vitamin D: metabolism and biological properties. Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1985;136(2):154–63. Review in French.
Environmental light: effects on vitamin D synthesis and calcium metabolism in humans. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1985;453:14–20.
Vitamin D metabolism and chronic liver disease. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1984 May–Jun;14(3):189–97. Review.
Metabolism of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Physiol Rev. 1984 Apr;64(2):478–504. Review.
Vitamin D: metabolism and biological actions. Annu Rev Nutr. 1984;4:493–520. Review.
Measurement of vitamin D metabolites in anephric subjects. Nephron. 1984;36(4):230–4.
Vitamin D: recent advances. Annu Rev Biochem. 1983;52:411–39. Review.
Vitamin D from skin: contribution to vitamin D status compared with oral vitamin D in normal and anticonvulsant-treated subjects. Clin Sci (Lond). 1982 Nov;63(5):461–72.
Spectral character of sunlight modulates photosynthesis of previtamin D3 and its photoisomers in human skin. Science. 1982 May 28;216(4549):1001–3.
Vitamin-D synthesis and metabolism after ultraviolet irradiation of normal and vitamin-D-deficient subjects. N Engl J Med. 1982 Mar 25;306(12):722–5.
Vitamin D nutrition increases skin tyrosinase response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 1982 Mar;25(3):295–302.
Absence of seasonal variation in serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D despite a rise in 25-hydroxyvitamin D in summer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1981 Jul;53(1):139–42.
The cutaneous photosynthesis of previtamin D3: a unique photoendocrine system. J Invest Dermatol. 1981 Jul;77(1):51–8.
Vitamin D: metamorphosis from nutrient to hormonal system. Proc Nutr Soc. 1981 May;40(2):179–86. Review.
Regulation of cutaneous previtamin D3 photosynthesis in man: skin pigment is not an essential regulator. Science. 1981 Feb 6;211(4482):590–3.
25-hydroxyvitamin D2, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and total 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in human serum. Ann Clin Res. 1981 Feb;13(1):26–33.
Biochemical and clinical aspects of vitamin D function. Br Med Bull. 1981 Jan;37(1):37–42. Review.
Photosynthesis of previtamin D3 in human skin and the physiologic consequences. Science. 1980 Oct 10;210(4466):203–5.
Recent advances on vitamin D. Diabete Metab. 1980 Jun;6(2):159–68. Review in French.
Biphasic recovery of vitamin D-dependent Ca2+ uptake by rat intestinal Golgi membranes. Gastroenterology. 1980 Feb;78(2):325–32.
Vitamin D metabolism in kidney insufficiency: disorders of an endocrine regulatory zone. Klin Wochenschr. 1979 Oct 1;57(19):1053–9. Review in German.
Intestinal calcium transport absorption, secretion, and vitamin D. Int Rev Physiol. 1979;19:227–61. Review.
Physiologic implications of the formation of previtamin D3 in skin. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1979;92:54–63.
Previtamin D3 from skin. Nutr Rev. 1979 Jun;37(6):203–5.
Nutritional hypovitaminosis-D and the genesis of osteomalacia in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1978 Jul;26(7):309–17.
Vitamin D and calcium transport. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1978 Apr 28;307:356–76. Review.
The relationship between vitamin D-stimulated calcium transport and intestinal calcium-binding protein in the chicken. Biochem J. 1978 Jan 15;170(1):93–101.
Vitamin D as a prohormone. Biochem Pharmacol. 1977 Apr 1;26(7):563–6. Review.
Interrelationships between the key elements of the vitamin D endocrine system: 25-OH-D3-1-hydroxylase, serum calcium and phosphorus levels, intestinal 1,25(OH)2D3, and intestinal calcium binding protein. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1977;81:211–31. Review.
Regulation of vitamin D metabolism in the kidney. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1977;81:195–209. Review.
The regulation of vitamin D metabolism. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1977;81:251–61.
Physiologic role, biosynthesis and use of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (review). Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 1976 Nov–Dec;12(6):805–18. Review.
Advances in vitamin D metabolism as they pertain to chronic renal disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 1976 Nov;29(11):1283–99.
Metabolism of vitamin D: current status. Am J Clin Nutr. 1976 Nov;29(11):1258–70.
Radioligand receptor assay for 25-hydroxyvitamin D2/D3 and 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D2/D3. J Clin Invest. 1976 Jul;58(1):61–70.
Vitamin D: the discovery of its metabolites and their therapeutic applications. Pediatrics. 1976 May;57(5):729–41. Review.
Recent advances in our understanding of the vitamin D endocrine system. J Lab Clin Med. 1976 Jan;87(1):7–26. Review.
Advances in the knowledge of the metabolism of vitamin D. Proc Nutr Soc. 1975 Sep;34(2):139–43. Review.
Factors in human vitamin D nutrition and in the production and cure of classical rickets. Proc Nutr Soc. 1975 Sep;34(2):119–30. Review.
The kidney as an endocrine organ involved in the function of vitamin D. Am J Med. 1975 Jan;58(1):39–47. Review.
Vitamin D: the vitamin and the hormone. Fed Proc. 1974 Nov;33(11):2211–9. Review.
Vitamin D hormones: 1. Med J Aust. 1974 May 25;1(21):838–43.
The role of the kidney and vitamin D metabolism in health and disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1974 Jan–Feb;(98):258–87.
The metabolism of vitamin D; recent developments and their clinical relevance. Neth J Med. 1974;17(3):131–9. Review.
Molecular action of vitamin D in the chick intestine. Vitam Horm. 1974;32:277–98. Review.
The hormone-like action of 1,25-(OH)2-cholecalciferol (a metabolite of the fat-soluble vitamin D) in the intestine. Vitam Horm. 1974;32:325–84. Review.
Synthetic analogs of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and their biological activity. Vitam Horm. 1974;32:385–406. Review.
Pathogenesis of hereditary vitamin-D-dependent rickets. An inborn error of vitamin D metabolism involving defective conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. N Engl J Med. 1973 Oct 18;289(16):817–22.
Active metabolites of vitamin D. Pol Tyg Lek. 1973 Sep 27;28(35):1372–4. Review in Polish.
The kidney as an endocrine organ for the production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 , a calcium-mobilizing hormone. N Engl J Med. 1973 Aug 16;289(7):359–65. Review.
Vitamin D metabolism and chronic kidney insufficiency. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1973 Jul 6;98(27):1338–44. Review in German.
Vitamin D: a reawakening. JAMA. 1973 Jun 11;224(11):1526–7. Review.
Progress in endocrinology and metabolism. Vitamin D: current concepts. Metabolism. 1973 Mar;22(3):507–31. Review.
Vitamin D metabolism. Recent advances. Arch Dis Child. 1973 Jan;48(1):2–7. Review.
New data on the metabolism and mechanism of action of vitamin D. Vopr Med Khim. 1973;19(6):563–7. Review in Russian.
Vitamin D: new findings on its metabolism and its role in calcium nutrition. Proc Nutr Soc. 1971 May;30(1):47–58. Review.
Vitamin D metabolism and its relationship to familial hypophosphatemia. Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1970 Sep;6(3):26–7.
Evidence for the biologically active form of cholecalciferol in the intestine. J Biol Chem. 1970 Mar 10;245(5):1190–6.
Basic studies on the mechanism of action of vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1969 Apr;22(4):396–411.
Chromosomal receptor for a vitamin D metabolite. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1969 Jan;62(1):155–62.
Studies on the mode of action of vitamin D. Bibl Nutr Dieta. 1969;13:6–16. Review.
The association of a metabolite of vitamin D3 with intestinal mucosa chromatin in vivo. J Biol Chem. 1968 Aug 10;243(15):4055–64.
Subcellular location of vitamin D and its metabolites in intestinal mucosa after a 10-IU dose. Biochemistry. 1967 Nov;6(11):3338–49.
Metabolism of Vitamin D3-3H in Human Subjects: Distribution in Blood, Bile, Feces, and Urine J Clin Invest. 1967 June; 46(6): 983–992.

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