BONE QUANTIFICATION AND DYNAMICS OF TURNOVER
BONE QUANTIFICATION AND DYNAMICS OF TURNOVER David W. Dempster Elizabeth Shane The period since the 1970s has produced tremendous growth in the understanding of the pathophysiology of bone. This has…
ASSESSMENT OF VITAMIN D STATUS
ASSESSMENT OF VITAMIN D STATUS Part of “CHAPTER 54 – VITAMIN D“ Because of the wide anatomic distribution of the sites of synthesis, metabolism, and action of vitamin D, clinical…
MEASUREMENT OF VITAMIN D METABOLITES
MEASUREMENT OF VITAMIN D METABOLITES Part of “CHAPTER 54 – VITAMIN D“ METHODS The measurement of vitamin D in biologic fluids was pioneered with bioassays that measured either the linear…
BIOLOGIC ACTIONS OF VITAMIN D
BIOLOGIC ACTIONS OF VITAMIN D Part of “CHAPTER 54 – VITAMIN D“ INTESTINE CALCIUM TRANSPORT The most important bioeffect of 1,25(OH)2D3 is to increase the intestinal absorption of calcium. Although…
REGULATION OF VITAMIN D METABOLISM
REGULATION OF VITAMIN D METABOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 54 – VITAMIN D“ The metabolic activation of vitamin D is subject to both coarse-and fine-control mechanisms operating at the principal enzymatic…
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 53 – CALCITONIN GENE FAMILY OF PEPTIDES“ Related posts: FUTURE PROSPECTS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF…
RECEPTORS OF THE CALCITONIN GENE FAMILY OF PEPTIDES
RECEPTORS OF THE CALCITONIN GENE FAMILY OF PEPTIDES Part of “CHAPTER 53 – CALCITONIN GENE FAMILY OF PEPTIDES“ The peptides of the CT-gene family exert their bioeffects through binding to…
ADRENOMEDULLIN
ADRENOMEDULLIN Part of “CHAPTER 53 – CALCITONIN GENE FAMILY OF PEPTIDES“ ADM, originating from the CALC-V gene (see Fig. 53-1 and Fig. 53-2), is a 52-amino-acid peptide originally isolated from…
