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calcitriol
(redirected from 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol)

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calcitriol [‚kal·sə′trī‚ōl]
(biochemistry)
1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, the form of vitamin D that is involved in intestinal absorption of Ca2+and Ca2+resorption by bone.
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PTH activates synthesise of hormone Calcitriol aka 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol or 1'25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 from Vitamin D.
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Vitamin D3 is not itself biologically active but is converted by enzymes in the liver and kidney to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.
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1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol is the chemical name for calcitriol, which is the form of vitamin D found in the body, known as vitamin D3.
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