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Vitamin D in malaria: more hypotheses than clues

Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone regulating calcium and phosphate metabolism, immune response and brain development. Low blood 25(OH)D levels have been reported in patients affected by infectious diseases caused by parasites, including malaria. Despite the high effectiveness of antimalarials, mala...

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Autores principales: Bivona, Giulia, Agnello, Luisa, Lo Sasso, Bruna, Scazzone, Concetta, Butera, Daniela, Gambino, Caterina Maria, Iacolino, Giorgia, Bellia, Chiara, Ciaccio, Marcello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30793054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01183