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Calcifediol
25-Hydroxycholecalciferol | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 3 | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 | Calcidiol | Calcifediol, (3 alpha,5Z,7E)-Isomer | Calcifediol, (3 beta,5E,7E)-Isomer | Calderol | Dedrogyl | 25 Hydroxycholecalciferol | 25 Hydroxyvitamin D 3
The major circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (CALCIFEROL). 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. |
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