Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3366553 | Joint Bone Spine | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Vitamin D was long viewed as a hormone acting chiefly to regulate calcium-phosphate metabolism and bone mineralization. Over the last decade, however, basic science and clinical researchers have produced a bewildering amount of information on the extraskeletal effects of vitamin D. This article is a review of the clinical and biological actions of vitamin D including effects on the immune system, auto-immune diseases, infections, cancer, metabolic syndrome, fall risk, cognitive function, and muscle function.
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Authors
Béatrice Bouvard, Cédric Annweiler, Agnès Sallé, Olivier Beauchet, Daniel Chappard, Maurice Audran, Erick Legrand,