Background: Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble corticosteroid responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and multiple other biological effects. In humans, the most important compounds in this group are vitamin D3 [also known as cholecalciferol] and vitamin D2 [ergocalciferol].
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