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. 2006 Apr 25;174(9):1287-90.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.060149.

Nutritional vitamin D status during pregnancy: reasons for concern

Bruce W Hollis  1 , Carol L Wagner
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Nutritional vitamin D status during pregnancy: reasons for concern

Bruce W Hollis et al. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Production and metabolism of vitamin D (see text for explanation). UVB = ultraviolet B, PTH = parathyroid hormone. Photo by: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge
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Fig. 2: The endocrine, paracrine and intracrine functions of vitamin D. Vitamin D is converted in the liver to 25(OH)D, which enters the systemic circulation and is converted to 1,25(OH)2D in a variety of end-organ tissues. As shown, 1,25(OH)2D is involved in the regulation of numerous systems. Photo by: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge
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