BookEmilia Pauline Liao, editor.
Contents:
Intro; Series Editor Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors;
Chapter 1: Vitamin D Biochemistry and Physiology; Introduction; Vitamin D Production; Vitamin D Metabolism; Transport of Vitamin D Metabolites in the Blood and Their Cellular Uptake; Vitamin D Mechanism of Action; Vitamin D Regulation of Cellular Function; Classic Vitamin D Target Tissues; Nonclassic Vitamin D Target Tissues; Regulation of Proliferation and Differentiation; Regulation of Hormone Secretion; Regulation of the Immune System; References;
Chapter 2: Vitamin D and Autoimmune Diseases; Introduction; Vitamin D Deficiency