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Preferred term

Ergocalciferols  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Calciferols

Note

  • deficiency: coordinate ERGOCALCIFEROLS /defic (IM) with VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY (IM)

Scope note

  • Derivatives of ERGOSTEROL formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. They differ from CHOLECALCIFEROL in having a double bond between C22 and C23 and a methyl group at C24.

History note

  • 90; was ERGOCALCIFEROL 1967-89; was VITAMIN D 2 1963-66

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004872

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