A discussion of calcium homeostasis; the role of the skeleton and some speculations on the part played by the parathyroid hormone.
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D009141:Musculoskeletal System; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D012863:Skeleton
D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium
BONE TISSUE/metabolism; CALCIUM/metabolism; PARATHYROID GLAND/physiology; PHOSPHORUS/metabolism