7-Dehydrocholesterol
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Cholecalciferol is formed in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol with the help of UV radiation. Cholecalciferol is gradually hydroxylated in the liver and kidneys to 1,25-dihydro cholecalciferol − calcitriol (the most effective form of vitamin D).
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- MURRAY, Robert K.. Harperova biochemie. 2. edition. H&H, 1998. ISBN 80-7319-013-3.
