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SUBMITTER: Reins RY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4426046 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reins Rose Y RY McDermott Alison M AM
Experimental eye research 20150225
Vitamin D is a multifunctional hormone that is now known to play a significant role in a variety of biological functions in addition to its traditional role in regulating calcium homeostasis. There are a large number of studies demonstrating that adequate vitamin D levels are important in maintaining health and show that vitamin D is able to be utilized at local tissue sites. In the eye, we have increasing evidence of the association between disease and vitamin D. In this narrative review, we su ...[more]