 Calcifediol
"Calcifediol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The major circulating metabolite of VITAMIN D3. It is produced in the LIVER and is the best indicator of the body's vitamin D stores. It is effective in the treatment of RICKETS and OSTEOMALACIA, both in azotemic and non-azotemic patients. Calcifediol also has mineralizing properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D002112
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.247.222.159.478.250 D04.808.247.808.146.478.250 D04.808.812.768.196.478.250 D10.570.938.146.478.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcifediol- Calcifediol
- Calcidiol
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 3
- 25 Hydroxyvitamin D 3
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3
- 25 Hydroxyvitamin D3
- 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol
- 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol
- 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Monohydrate
- 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol Monohydrate
- Monohydrate, 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol
Calderol- Calderol
- Organon Brand of Calcifediol
- Calcifediol Organon Brand
Hidroferol- Hidroferol
- Faes Brand of Calcifediol
- Calcifediol Faes Brand
Dedrogyl- Dedrogyl
- Aventis Brand of Calcifediol
- Calcifediol Aventis Brand
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcifediol" by people in Profiles.
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Murray MJ. Vitamin D-do our patients need not just a room with a view, but one with sunshine? Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun; 42(6):1540-2.
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Al-oanzi ZH, Tuck SP, Raj N, Harrop JS, Summers GD, Cook DB, Francis RM, Datta HK. Assessment of vitamin D status in male osteoporosis. Clin Chem. 2006 Feb; 52(2):248-54.
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