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Parathyroid hormones
parathyroid hormone or parathormone, a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphate in the body. It has been purified extensively and appears to be a protein containing 84 amino-acid residues, a sequence of which about 33 to 35 are... Read more |
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parathyroid hormone
parathyroid hormone or parathormone, a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphate in the body. It has been purified extensively and appears to be a protein containing 84 amino-acid residues, a sequence of which about 33 to 35 are... Read more |
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Hypoparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism Definition Hypoparathyroidism is the result of a decrease in production of parathyroid hormones by the parathyroid glands located behind the thyroid glands in the neck. The result is a low level of calcium in the blood. Description Parathyroid glands consist of four pea-shaped... Read more |
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Parathyroidectomy
Parathyroidectomy Definition Parathyroidectomy is the removal of one or more parathyroid glands. A person usually has four parathyroid glands, although the exact number may vary from three to seven. The glands are located in the neck, in front of the Adam's apple,... Read more |
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parathyroid glands
parathyroid glands , four small endocrine bodies, located behind the thyroid gland, that govern calcium and phosphorus metabolism. These four masses of tissue (each about the size of a pea) are difficult to distinguish from the thyroid and are often embedded in it. Consequently, before their... Read more |
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Calcitonin
Calcitonin Definition Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland. A synthetic human product is available. Purpose Calcitonin is often ordered for cancer patients experiencing bone paindue to... Read more |
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tetany
tetany , condition of mineral imbalance in the body that results in severe muscle spasms. Tetany occurs when the concentration of calcium ions (Ca ++ ) in extracellular fluids such as plasma falls below normal. The nervous system becomes increasingly excitable, and nerves discharge spontaneously,... Read more |
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calcium-channel blocker
calcium-channel blocker any of a class of drugs used in treating hypertension , angina pectoris , and certain arrhythmias . They prevent the calcium ions needed for muscle contraction from entering the cells of smooth and cardiac muscle. This causes blood vessel walls to relax and blood to flow... Read more |
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Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism Definition Hyperparathyroidism is the overproduction by the parathyroid glands of a hormone called parathyroid hormone (parathormone). Parathyroid glands are four pea-sized glands located just behind the thyroid gland in the front of the neck. Parathyroid hormone (parathormone)... Read more |
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Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia Definition Hypercalcemia is an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood, usually more than 10.5 milligrams per deciliter of blood. Description Calcium plays an important role in the development and maintenance of bones in the body. It is also needed in tooth formation and is... Read more |
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thyroid gland
...time, the gland becomes detached...developed gland is then found...discrete parathyroid glands become attached...the thyroid gland itself...hormones which regulate the concentration of calcium in the ... |
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Parathyroid glands regulate blood calcium levels.(Life - Health)
...around your thyroid gland. Behind the thyroid gland and stuck to its backside are four parathyroid glands - small glands that regulate the blood calcium level. The normal...0 and 10.5. ... |
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NEW UGA RESEARCH REVEALS IMPORTANT ROLE FOR PARATHYROID GLANDS AND THEIR...
...organs, the parathyroid gland, plays...amount of calcium in the body's blood system...source for parathyroid function...parathyroid gland development...these crucial glands in ... |
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NEW UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH REVEALS IMPORTANT ROLE FOR PARATHYROID...
...organs, the parathyroid gland, plays...amount of calcium in the body's blood system...source for parathyroid function...parathyroid gland development...these crucial glands in ... |
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST IN ARKANSAS TO USE ROBOT TO...
...removed the defective glands in surgeries one...one parathyroid gland leaves patients with three other parathyroid glands to regulate the amount of calcium in the blood and in the ... |
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Webcast focuses on minimally invasive parathyroid surgery.
...the thyroid gland anatomically...The thyroid gland regulates...effect on calcium levels, while parathyroid glands regulate calcium levels and...diseased, the parathyroid ... |
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IN SEARCH OF STONES, BONES, ABDOMINAL GROANS AND PSYCHIC MOANS: PUTTING THE...
...middle of the thyroid gland. If the normal...is altered, the glands may be above the...http://www.parathyroid.com/ The normal function of the parathyroid gland is to regulate calcium in the ... |
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Low blood levels of vitamin D may be associated with depression.(LTL ONLINE)
...Older adults with low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands, which regulate calcium, may have a higher risk...depression. Both low blood vitamin D ... |
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An unusual cause of pancreatitis in a young man.(The Surgical Patient)
...gland. Before gland removal, an...consistent with parathyroid adenoma. Twenty...hyperplastic parathyroid glands were present...dissection of the parathyroid adenoma was...tests, ionized calcium levels ... |
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An unusual cause of pancreatitis in a young man
...gland. Before gland removal, an...consistent with parathyroid adenoma. Twenty...hyperplastic parathyroid glands were present...dissection of the parathyroid adenoma was...tests, ionized calcium levels ... |
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An analysis of sestamibi-positive versus -negative patients with primary...
...multiple-- gland diseases is...the diseased glands, which allows the normal parathyroid glands to appropriately regulate calcium and phosphorus...containing glands) is the procedure...When ... |
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