Health consequences of vitamin D deficiency in the human body

Name or symbol	Other name, symbol, function
7-dehydrocholesterol	Provitamin-D₃ converted into cholecalciferol in the skin after UVB ray exposure
Cholecalciferol	Vitamin D₃ – vitamin D of animal origin, formed in human skin
Ergocalciferol	Vitamin D₂ – vitamin D of plant and mushroom origin
Calcifediol	Calcidiol; 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; 25(OH)D₃; 25-hydroxyvitamin D – vitamin D prohormone formed in the liver from cholecalciferol, long half-life in blood plasma, helps to detect vitamin D deficiency and excess
25(OH)D	The sum of isoform 25(OH)D₃ and 25(OH)D₂
Calcitriol	1,25(OH)₂D; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D – active form of vitamin D in the function of hormone, formed in the kidneys

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