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What vitamin influences the rate at which the kidneys excrete calcium?
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Vitamin D
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What leads to formation of calcium deposits in the blood vessels and kidney?
can you get calcium deposits in your kidneys
What is health effect of vitamin d?
When Vitamin D is synthesized in the kidneys, it helps regulate the health of your bones through calcium and phosphate mineralization. Vitamin D will help prevent rickets, and frail bones.
Is vitamin c the same as calcium?
No. Calcium is not a vitamin.
How is vitamin D utilized?
NOVA NET ANSWER-------- calcium and phosphorus Vitamin D is absorbed in the gut, then travels to the skin, where it is converted by UV rays (from the sun) to Vitamin D3. From here, it is converted in the kidneys to calcitriol (or 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol), which is the biologically active form of the Vitamin. From here, it goes back to the intestine and assists in absorption of Calcium from the diet.
Which vitamin can you get calcium from?
no vitamin
Is calcium carbonate is vitamin?
yes, it is vitamin because it contain calcium.
How much calcium should a vitamin have?
None. Calcium is a mineral, not a vitamin.
What parathyroid hormone increases serum calcium levels?
PTH activates vitamin D in the body, which absorbs calcium and phosphate from foods. It works on the intestine to increase the absorption of calcium. It causes the bones to release more calcium, and causes the kidneys to reabsorb more calcium. This all helps to increase calcium levels.
What happens to calcium if there is not enough vitamin d to absorb it?
When calcium is needed, the parathyroid gland sends the parathyroid hormone to the kidneys to trigger the production of vitamin D (which is actually classified as a hormone). The vitamin D hormone, in turn, prompts the intestines to transfer calcium from food to the blood. When calcium intake is too small to support normal functions, both vitamin D and the parathyroid hormone trigger a process in which stored calcium is mobilized from the bones.
Which vitamin helps absorb calcium?
Vitamin D helps us absorb calcium.
Is calcium a minral or a vitamin?
Calcium is a mineral
Is calcium in vitamin c?
No calcium is in pure vitamin C. It is possible a manufacture may prepare the calcium salt of vitamin C in its formulation. The label would indicate that.
