The most potent Vitamin D metabolite is  
(A) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (B) 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol  (C) 24, 25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (D) 7-Dehydrocholesterol

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Answer :

(B) 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol

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