A Dermatologist's Perspective on Vitamin D Veena Vanchinathan, MD, Henry W. Lim, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 87, Issue 4, Pages 372-380 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.12.010 Copyright © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Photobiosynthesis of vitamin D.1-9,11,12 Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2012 87, 372-380DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.12.010) Copyright © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Structure of human skin. 7-Dehydrocholesterol is converted to previtamin D3 in the basal (stratum basale) and suprabasal layers of the epidermis of the skin.1-9,11,12 Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2012 87, 372-380DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.12.010) Copyright © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions