dehydrocholesterol

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dehydrocholesterol [de-hi″dro-ko-les´ter-ol]

a sterol found in the skin which, when properly irradiated by ultraviolet rays, forms vitamin D.

activated 7-dehydrocholesterol cholecalciferol.

dehydrocholesterol

7-dehydrocholesterol; a sterol found in the skin which, when properly irradiated by ultraviolet rays, forms vitamin D.

activated 7-dehydrocholesterol

cholecalciferol.

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