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VDR
(redirected from Vitamin D receptor)

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VDRVoltage Dependent Resistor
VDRVehicle Design Rules (gaming)
VDRVice-Dean / Research
VDRVoice Digitization Rate
VDRVeterinary Dentistry Report
VDRVoltage Detector Reset
VDRVulcan Drifter Riders
VDRVirtual Data Reentry
VDRVendor Data Requirement (BioPharm and PowGen market purchasing)
VDRVirtual Data Room (due diligence excercises)
VDRVolumetric Diffusive Respiration
VDRVitamin D Receptor
VDRVideo Disk Recorder
VDRVoice-Data Recorder (black box)
VDRVoyage Data Recorder (Shipborne Black Box)
VDRVapor Diffusion Retarder (insulation, air barrier technique in construction)
VDRVHF Data Radio


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the following discussion, it should be remembered that Marshall's work has found that a higher level of the precursor form of the secosteroid, vitamin D (25-D) contributes to a blockage of the vitamin D receptor (VDR).
Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of murine skin to UV-induced tumorigenesis Ellison TI, Smith MK, Gilliam AC and MacDonald PN J Invest Dermatol, 2008, 128, 2508-2517 Vitamin D can protect against a number of forms of carcinogenesis, although its role in skin cancer is only beginning to be studied.
 
 
 
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