Sentences with phrase «with calcidiol»

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Although the newest edition of the authoritative textbook, Vitamin D, claims that in humans calcidiol binds with equal affinity to the DBP whether it is derived from vitamin D2 or vitamin D3, 37 the citation for this statement is the author's own PhD thesis, in which he reported results obtained from testing the DBP of a mere two people.48 Since the gene for the DBP is one of the most polymorphic known (meaning it exists in many forms), existing in three common alleles and 124 known rarer alleles (alleles are specific forms of the same gene), each allele itself having many polymorphisms, 37 a sample size of two is rather unconvincing.

People with dark skin, however, should be careful to make sure that their calcidiol levels stay above 35 ng / mL year - round and use a supplement if necessary.

The project Dr. Young and the University of Missouri team are working on investigates the use of calcidiol, a vitamin D metabolite, to safely and rapidly improve vitamin D status in dogs, with the goal of determining the potential for use of calcidiol as an adjunct treatment for various forms of canine cancer.