Trivia of the Week (answer)…

This week’s trivia question asked what Vitamin D does for you?  Vitamin D plays an essential role in stimulating intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, in the mobilization of calcium from bone, and in renal reabsorption of calcium. The vitamin D hormone controls parathyroid gland growth and production of the parathyroid hormone. It is an immunomodulator and is being developed for use in autoimmune diseases.

This information was found in the Health Sciences section of the Access Science database. Find this database listed alphabetically on LAPL’s Research & Homework page (https://lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework)