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The skin, liver, and kidneys participate in synthesizing the active form of vitamin D.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. In presence of ultraviolet rays cholesterol in blood is converted into vitamin D. Witch get one hydrogen atom attached in liver and another in kidney to from active form of vitamin D.
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Where is vitamin k synthesized?
Type your answer here... VItamin k is required by the liver to synthesize proteins for blood clotting purposes you get vitamin k from leafy greens or an injection.
What nutrient's can be stored in muscle and liver?
I suppose that you think to vitamin A; but also vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin K are stored in liver.
What vitamins are synthesized in the human body?
No. human body can not synthesize vitamin B 12. You have to consume the same through your food only. Only non-veg food contains the most of the vitamin B 12 you get. Strict vegans should be given injections of vitamin B 12.
What substance is maufactured in the skin that plays a role in calcium absortion elsewhere in the body?
Vitamin D? No. Vitamin D is not manufactured, rather, it is chemically altered by UV rays on the skin, and thereby, capable of utilization by the liver, and then by the kidneys; the organ responsible for maintenance of calcium levels. Interestingly enough, however, the active form of vitamin D is plentiful in the western diet, and only about 5-10% of vitamin D is actually utilized by the UV ray induced alteration from the skin. The skin produces many substances, however, most substances are consider paracrine (affecting neighboring cells) rather than endocrine (affecting distant organ systems). More commonly, hormones or endocrine substances, affect the skin, causing pathologic states. An example of paracrine: - Inflammatory markers- Sites of trauma, or areas of potential infection; cells within the skin induce several chemicals that increase the migration of specialized cells of the immune system, as well as cells from the vasculature (platelts) and other cells that are responsible for healing - Endocrine: Insulin (acanthosis nigricans) immune complexes (vitiligo, bullae)
How and why do humans use photosynthesis?
Humans are not primarily photosynthetic. Plants are. Plants use sunlight to synthesize chemicals that they need. They do not eat. Humans, in comparison, are omnivorous. We eat food to gain energy, so we do not need photosynthetic skin. However, we humans do synthesize vitamin D with the help of sunlight, so to that small extent we do engage in photosynthesis.
Does beef liver have vitamin D?
beef liver have small amounts of vitamin D.
What do you need to be exposed to in order to synthesize vitamin D?
sun
What cell type can synthesize vitamin D?
epiderm cell
What is the Importance of vitamin d to miners and people living in the arctic region?
Because they don't get enough sunlight to synthesize it normally. So they need to take Vitamin D for that.
What vitamin is considered the sunshine vitamin because it is derived from the sun?
Vitamin D comes from sunshine exposure and works with the mineral calcium. "Sunshine vitamin" is the nickname for vitamin D because the human body produces vitamin D through exposure to the UV rays of the Sun.
Does the liver store vitamin d?
Yes
Where is vitamin k synthesized?
Type your answer here... VItamin k is required by the liver to synthesize proteins for blood clotting purposes you get vitamin k from leafy greens or an injection.
What do organisms get from light for their nutrition?
Cells of our body synthesize Vitamin D in the presence of sunlight.
What can be used by the body to synthesize vitamin D?
The sunshine rays allows one's body to get vitamin D
In the body carotenes are stored in the liver to be transformed into what kind of vitamin?
Vitamin d
What is is a vitamin D and E diet?
Vitamin D is found in eggs, liver, milk, oily fish and margarine. Vitamin E -
What is used to to synthesize Vitamin D in skin cells?
Sun exposure and cholesterol. Sun exposure converts 7-dehydrocholesterol to previtamin D3, which is then converted to Vitamin D.
