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A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Bone Density Conservation Agents
Vitamins

Polycyclic Compounds: 7
- Fused-Ring Compounds
  - Steroids: 71426
    - Secosteroids: 22
      - Vitamin D: 34178

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)