- parathyroid hormone
- noun Date: 1953 a hormone of the parathyroid gland that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body
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Parathyroid hormone — (PTH), or parathormone, is secreted by the parathyroid glands as a polypeptide containing 84 amino acids. It acts to increase the concentration of calcium (Ca2+) in the blood, whereas calcitonin (a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells (C… … Wikipedia
parathyroid hormone — n a hormone of the parathyroid gland that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body abbr. PTH called also parathormone * * * (parathormone) a hormone, synthesized and released by the parathyroid glands, that controls the… … Medical dictionary
parathyroid hormone — parathyroid hormone. См. паратиреоидный гормон. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
parathyroid hormone — noun hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting • Syn: ↑parathormone • Hypernyms: ↑hormone,… … Useful english dictionary
parathyroid hormone — A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium. A higher than normal amount of parathyroid hormone causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Also called parathormone, parathyrin … English dictionary of cancer terms
Parathyroid hormone receptor 1 — is a parathyroid hormone receptor It is encoded by the gene PTHR1 . It is a receptor for parathyroid hormone (PTH) and for parathyroid hormone like hormone (PTHLH).FunctionIt is the classical PTH receptor, is expressed in high levels in bone and… … Wikipedia
Parathyroid hormone-related protein — (or PTHrP) is a protein member of the parathyroid hormone family. It is occasionally secreted by cancer cells (breast cancer, certain types of lung cancer including squamous cell carcinoma). However, it also has normal functions.FunctionsPTHrP… … Wikipedia
Parathyroid hormone receptor 2 — Parathyroid hormone receptor 2, also known as PTHR2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: PTHR2 parathyroid hormone receptor 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=5746| accessdate = ] … Wikipedia
Parathyroid hormone receptor — protein Name = parathyroid hormone receptor 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 9608 Symbol = PTHR1 AltSymbols = PTHR EntrezGene = 5745 OMIM = 168468 RefSeq = NM 000316 UniProt = Q03431 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 3 Arm = p Band = 22… … Wikipedia
parathyroid hormone-related protein — PTH RP a protein that is secreted by certain malignant tumours and is the main cause of malignant hypercalcaemia. PTH RP, which has effects similar to parathyroid hormone, stimulates generalized bone resorption and excessive calcium reabsorption… … The new mediacal dictionary
parathyroid hormone — parathormone a hormone, synthesized and released by the parathyroid glands, that controls the distribution of calcium and phosphate in the body. A high level of the hormone causes transfer of calcium from the bones to the blood; a deficiency… … The new mediacal dictionary
