Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 25, Problem 28RQ
Which step in vitamin D production does the kidney perform?
- converts cholecalciferol into calcidiol
- converts calcidiol into calcitriol
- stores vitamin D
- none of these
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