ALTHOUGH it has long been recognized that the serum calcium is maintained within rigid physiologic limits, it is only in the past decade that the hormonal factors involved in this regulation have been ...

Parathyroid cancer is a very rare type of cancer that starts in the parathyroid gland. It can cause hyperparathyroidism, which can result in high calcium levels in the blood. The most common treatment ...

THE discovery of the existence of a hypocalcaemic hormone in the thyroid gland 1 raises the question of the respective roles of thyrocalcitonin and parathyroid hormone on plasma calcium and phosphate ...

Figure 1: Schematic diagram to illustrate the principal elements of extracellular calcium homeostasis. These receptors comprise a subfamily (family C) of the G-protein-coupled-receptor superfamily.

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...

Researchers led by Prof. YANG Fan from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have proposed a new approach to control ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Three weeks ago, I had a comprehensive exam. I am a 53-year-old man and in good health. I have no complaints. I am quite active. Nothing was found on the exam. My lab tests were good ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with chronic hypoparathyroidism treated with recombinant human parathyroid hormone 1-84 for 5 years ...

Researchers have developed the first patient-derived parathyroid organoid (PTO), which accurately mimics parathyroid structure and function and could improve in vitro research and drug development.

The gene KCTD1 directs production of a protein that functions in the kidney to maintain a normal balance of magnesium and calcium in blood. Loss of KCTD1 impairs the ability of the kidney to properly ...

If your doctor tells you that you have hypercalcemia, it means you have too much calcium in your blood. The possible causes of high calcium levels include more than 25 diseases, as well as some ...