| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases |
| Volume | 4 |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Publication date | 2019 |
| Edition | 2. |
| Pages | 270-274 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-12-812200-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Abstract
As the principal repository for calcium in the body, the skeleton is tasked not only with the role of protecting our inner organs and being
a scaffold for locomotion but also serves as a necessary source of calcium to maintain normal serum calcium levels during fasting or
other times of inadequate supplies of dietary calcium, including compromised active calcium absorption in vitamin D deficiency.
Because of the safety implications it is useful to briefly reconsider how calcium homeostasis is regulated in normal physiology.
a scaffold for locomotion but also serves as a necessary source of calcium to maintain normal serum calcium levels during fasting or
other times of inadequate supplies of dietary calcium, including compromised active calcium absorption in vitamin D deficiency.
Because of the safety implications it is useful to briefly reconsider how calcium homeostasis is regulated in normal physiology.
Keywords
- Calcium homeostasis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteomalacia
- Resorption
- Trabeculae