Tag: Vitamin D
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What vitamin D does or doesn’t do for a body that is salt/SCN⁻ deficient
Vitamin D isn’t just a bone booster, it’s a metabolic amplifier, and its effects shift dramatically depending on the integrity of the terrain. In a body deficient in salt (sodium) and thiocyanate (SCN⁻), vitamin D’s usual benefits may be blunted, misdirected, or even destabilizing. 🌞 What Vitamin D Does in a Coherent Terrain In a…
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The chief cells of the parathyroid glands sense the amount of calcium in the blood, and release the calcium-increasing hormone parathyroid hormone (PTH) accordingly
Parathyroid chief cells (also called parathyroid principal cells or simply parathyroid cells) are one of the two cell types of the parathyroid glands, along with oxyphil cells. The chief cells are much more prevalent in the parathyroid gland than the oxyphil cells. It is perceived that oxyphil cells may be derived from chief cells at puberty, as they are not present at…
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Calcitriol
Medical use Adverse effects Mechanism of action Calcitriol increases blood calcium levels ([Ca2+]) by: Biosynthesis and its regulation Interactive pathway map Metabolism History Names External links Hormones Vitamins (A11) Drugs used for psoriasis (D05) Vitamin D receptor modulators Portal: Medicine Categories: From Wikipedia where this page was last updated August 4, 2022
