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calciferol
(redirected from cholecalciferol)

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calciferol: see vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes , or they form integral parts
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calciferol
a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH


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400 IU (10 [micro]g) per day of ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) or of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) are sufficient.
Gastrointestinal absorption of lead in chicks: involvement of the cholecalciferol endocrine system.
PARIS -- Ipsen (ISIN:FR0010259150) (Paris:IPN) and MSD today announced the signing of a co-marketing agreement under which MSD will grant Ipsen the marketing rights in France for Adrovance(TM), a fixed combination of alendronate sodium and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in patients at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
 
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