parathyroid hormone
1Parathyroid 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… …
2parathyroid 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… …
3parathyroid 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.) …
4parathyroid 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,… …
5parathyroid 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 …
6Parathyroid 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… …
7Parathyroid 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… …
8Parathyroid 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 = ] …
9Parathyroid 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… …
10parathyroid 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… …
