"Parathyroid Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A polypeptide hormone (84 amino acid residues) secreted by the PARATHYROID GLANDS which performs the essential role of maintaining intracellular CALCIUM levels in the body. Parathyroid hormone increases intracellular calcium by promoting the release of CALCIUM from BONE, increases the intestinal absorption of calcium, increases the renal tubular reabsorption of calcium, and increases the renal excretion of phosphates.
| Descriptor ID |
D010281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.590 D12.644.548.587
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| Concept/Terms |
Parathyroid Hormone- Parathyroid Hormone
- Hormone, Parathyroid
- PTH (1-84)
- Parathyroid Hormone (1-84)
- Parathormone
- Parathyrin
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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