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Vitamin D3.Synthesis
Vitamin D is produced in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in a photoreaction induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation from the sun. Previtamin D3 is thermodynamically unstable and quickly rearranges its double bonds to form the thermodynamically stable vitamin D3.
1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D, biologically active form of vitamin D.
- Links: Vitamin D3 | Vitamin D3 synthesis | Nutrition | Endocrine Kidney | Parathyroid
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 19) Embryology Vitamin D3 synthesis.png. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Vitamin_D3_synthesis.png
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