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| + | Hormones have a large effect on the skin, details of which can be found at [[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology - Endocrine & Nutritional Influences]]. | ||
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| + | The skin itself also produces at least one hormone precursor - Vitamin D. | ||
| + | 7-dehydrocholesterol can be converted to Vitamin D by Ultraviolet radiation at wavelength 300nm. This is not a major source in animals as the majority of the skin is covered by hair. | ||
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| + | Vitamin D is then hydroxylated into it's active form, [[Endocrine System - Calcium Homeostasis - Anatomy & Physiology#Calcitriol (Active Vitamin D3)|Calcitriol]] in the [[Endocrine System - Kidney - Anatomy & Physiology|kidney.]] | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 3 July 2008
Hormones have a large effect on the skin, details of which can be found at Skin - Anatomy & Physiology - Endocrine & Nutritional Influences.
The skin itself also produces at least one hormone precursor - Vitamin D. 7-dehydrocholesterol can be converted to Vitamin D by Ultraviolet radiation at wavelength 300nm. This is not a major source in animals as the majority of the skin is covered by hair.
Vitamin D is then hydroxylated into it's active form, Calcitriol in the kidney.