Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Maintain sufficient levels of vitamin D

It is clear that humans and other primates have an absolute need to maintain sufficient levels of vitamin D, said Adrian Gombart, associate professor of biochemistry and senior researcher at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

In primates, the action that triggers and enables an optimal response of the immune system to respond to microbial attack, not working properly with the presence of enough vitamin D, which is actually a type of hormone that circulates in and the blood cells to communicate certain signals through a receiver.

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