background: vitamin d has a wide range of physiological functions in skeletal and nonskeletal tissues which may play a role in many diseases. the aim of this study was to evaluate the recent evidence regarding the effects of vitamin d on several health outcomes in women including breast cancer, ovarian and endometrial cancers, hypertension, and  osteoporosis. materials and methods: we searched ...

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retention behavior of molecules mostly depends on their chemical structure. retention data of biologically active molecules could be an indirect relationship between their structure and biological or pharmacological activity, since the molecular structure affects their behavior in all pharmacokinetic stages. in the present paper, retention parameters (rm0) of biologically active 1,2-o-isopropyl...

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