title: Radioimmunoassay of parathyroid hormone (parathyrin) in monkey and man.
abstract: A radioimmunoassay for rhesus monkey and human immunoreactive parathyrin was developed in which a selected anti-bovine parathyrin antiserum, radioiodinated purified bovine parathyrin tracer, and human parathyroid tissue-culture media standards were used. The resulting data indicate that (a) the method is sensitive, specific, accurate and reproducible; (b) it is valid for both the rhesus monkey and the human; (c) the serum immunoreactive parathyrin concentration of the monkey is essentially the same as that in man; (d) monkey immunoreactive parathyrin responds to changes in serum calcium concentration similarly to that in man; and (e) the rhesus monkey is therefore a suitable species in which to study parathyroid physiology, from which conclusions can be applied to the human.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004492:Edetic Acid; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D004492:Edetic Acid; D002118:Calcium