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calciferol

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calciferol /cal·cif·er·ol/ (kal-sif´er-ol)
1. a compound having vitamin D activity, e.g., cholecalciferol or ergocalciferol.
2. ergocalciferol.
cal·cif·er·ol (kl-sf-rôl, -rl)
n.
See vitamin D2.
calciferol
[kalsif′ərôl]
Etymology: L, calx, lime, ferre, to bear
a fat-soluble, crystalline unsaturated alcohol produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol in plants. It is used as a dietary supplement in the prophylaxis and treatment of rickets, osteomalacia, and other hypocalcemic disorders. Also called ergocalciferol, oleovitamin D2 , vitamin D2. See also rickets, viosterol.
calciferol [kal-sif´er-ol]
1. see vitamin D.
2. ergocalciferol.
calciferol
vitamin d2; ergocalciferol.
calciferol-25-hydroxylase
a hepatic microsomal enzyme which controls the conversion of cholecalciferol to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol.
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In addition, our body has the ability to produce vitamin D, calciferol, after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun.
'Wonder Vitamin D' Prolongs Lifespan by Jonathan Brunet / Health care industry community
It is also appropriate to administer doses of calciferol (200-800 IU/d) to glucocorticoid-treated patients.
Prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis by Saag, Kenneth G. / Southern Medical Journal
It is known that dentine reacts to the introduction of fluoride, calciferol and a series of other components in the organism, forming layers with different degrees of mineralization (Klevezal, 1996), which is known as a calcium-traumatic reaction of dentine.
Age and growth of the estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) ... by Rosas, Fernando Cesar Weber; Barreto, Andre Silva; Monteiro-Filho, Emygdio Leite de Araujo / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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