title: Physiology and pathophysiology of calcium homeostasis.
abstract: This review summarizes the physiology and pathophysiology of calcium homeostasis. The calcium balance and how it is controlled by various hormones and by Ca2+ itself will be discussed in the first section. The second section deals with the predominant role of cytosolic Ca2+ as a second messenger controlling cell function.
authors.affiliation: Physiologisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg, Germany. Greger@ruf.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Greger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D014807:Vitamin D; D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium