Parathyroid diseases and animal models

Circulating calcium and phosphate are tightly regulated by 3 hormones: the active form of vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D), fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23, and parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH acts to stimulate a rapid increment in serum calcium and has a crucial role in calcium homeostasis. Maj...

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Main Authors: Yasuo eImanishi, Yuki eNagata, Masaaki eInaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
CKD
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00078/full