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Parathyroid

parathyroid

1. (Science: anatomy) Situated beside the thyroid gland.

2. (Science: endocrinology) One of the parathyroid glands.

3. (Science: pharmacology) A sterile preparation of the water soluble principle of the parathyroid glands, administered parenterally as an antihypocalcaemic, especially in the treatment of acute hypoparathyroidism with tetany.


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nails and large lunulae

... which plays a role in calcium homeostasis. Please read the following paragraph: Primarily calcium is regulated by the actions of Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and calcitonin. The only real regulatory organ is the parathyroid gland. The parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid, ...

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by jackson6612
Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:22 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: nails and large lunulae
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Views: 1732

transcriptional cascade

... a time and yeast can spontaneously switch between them. You might look at hormone-sensitive promoters. There is reported to be a sequence of the parathyroid hormone receptor promoter that is used by insulin-like growth factor to inhibit PTH transcription. Another place to look at might be the ...

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by blcr11
Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:33 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: transcriptional cascade
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Views: 563

Hypothalamin hormones

... for duble posting but Doc...What is the function of calcitonin? It is alright now...i already know it! It works in opposite with PTH secreted by parathyroid glands. OK. 8)

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by Dr.Stein
Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:25 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Hypothalamin hormones
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Views: 1587

Full text of these articles

... above: http://www.eje-online.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/1/143 and with the second link: Distinction in gene expression profiles demonstrated in parathyroid adenomas by high-density oligoarray technology. Forsberg L, Bjorck E, Hashemi J, Zedenius J, Hoog A, Farnebo LO, Reimers M, Larsson C. Department ...

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by summer
Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:37 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Full text of these articles
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Can you live off milk?

... Vitamine D) · Hypothalamic hormones (TRH, LHRH, Somatostatin, PRL-inhibiting factor, PRL-releasing factor, GnRH, GRH) · Thyroid and Parathyroid hormones (T3, T4, rT3, Calcitonin, Parathormone, PTH peptide) · gastrointestinal peptides (Vasoactive intestinal peptide, Bombesin, Cholecystokinin, ...

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by b_d_41501
Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:20 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can you live off milk?
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