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immune cells, both for research and for clinical diagnosis. The real-time
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C Mathieu, L Adorini - TRENDS in molecular medicine, 2002 - Elsevier The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 [1,25(OH) 2 D 3 ], is a
secosteroid hormone that regulates calcium and bone metabolism, controls cell
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CE Hayes, FE Nashold, KM Spach, LB … - CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-PARIS- …, 2003 - direct-ms.org Abstract - The discoveries that activated macrophages produce
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JS Adams, M Hewison - Nature clinical practice. Endocrinology & metabolism, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov JS Adams is Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and
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