vitamin D deficiency

A similar mechanism underlies the wasting and weakness associated with lack of vitamin D in which marked atrophy of type 2 fibres may occur. The actions of vitamin D in muscle are not fully understood, but it appears that at least one…

…is exacerbated by vitamin D deficiency, which weakens immune function.

…solar radiation can cause a deficiency of vitamin D, which leads to a debilitating decalcification of the bones called rickets. This disorder was first described by Roman physicians in the 2nd century bce, and, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, it affected 90 percent of children raised in the…

…result of conditions such as vitamin D deficiency and kidney failure, cause abnormal increases in parathormone secretion. Increased parathormone secretion raises serum calcium levels by stimulating retention of calcium by the kidneys, mobilization of calcium from bone, and absorption of calcium by the gastrointestinal tract. Conversely, parathormone secretion is inhibited…

Vitamin D deficiency was first described more than 300 years ago as a disorder called rickets. However, the chemical transformations that produce the biologically active form of vitamin D and how this active form of vitamin D affects the bones were described only recently. Vitamin…