Light,
UVB, heat
Cholecalciferol vitamin D3
DBP
DBP
Vitamin D
Pool
Liver
7-Dehydro-cholesterol
DBP
→ 25-(OH)D
1 Hydroxyl-apatite
Bone
Fat, bile acids
Chylomicrons
Vitamin D from food
Skin
#Parathyroid
#PTH
secretion
Circulating
25-(OH)D
DBP
Kidney
• 25-(OH)D
1,25-(OH,) D
1,25-(OH)w D
† Ca?+-retention
Metabolite
#Bile excretion
DBP
Low
Plasma
Ca?+
concentration
absorbtion
Mucosa
Intestine
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