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A vitamin D metabolite, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, is further hydroxylated by kidney before acting as a hormone on target tissues. The structure of this kidney metabolite is now described.
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LAWSON, D., FRASER, D., KODICEK, E. et al. Identification of 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol, a New Kidney Hormone controlling Calcium Metabolism. Nature 230, 228–230 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230228a0
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