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Skin Endocrine Function - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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<big><center>[[Endocrine System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Endocrine System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
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, [[Endocrine System - Calcium Homeostasis - Anatomy & Physiology#Calcitriol (Active Vitamin D3)|Calcitriol]] in the [[Endocrine System - Kidney - Anatomy & Physiology|kidney.]]