Seasonal disease activity and serum vitamin D levels in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis

Yazmalar, Levent; Ediz, Levent; Alpayci, Mahmut; HIZ, O.; Toprak, Murat; Tekeoglu, I

doi:10.4314/ahs.v13i1.7

Seasonal disease activity and serum vitamin D levels in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Yazmalar L., Ediz L. , Alpayci M. , HIZ O., Toprak M. , Tekeoglu I.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.13, ss.47-55, 2013 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 13 Konu: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.4314/ahs.v13i1.7
Dergi Adı: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-55

Özet

Background: Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that plays essential roles in calcium and phosphorus metabolism, bone formation and mineralization homeostasis, also has a role in the maintenance of immune-homeostasis.