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Thymus-Associated Parathyroid Hormone Has Two Cellular Origins with Distinct Endocrine and Immunological Functions

In mammals, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a key regulator of extracellular calcium and inorganic phosphorus homeostasis. Although the parathyroid glands were thought to be the only source of PTH, extra-parathyroid PTH production in the thymus, which shares a common origin with parathyroids during org...

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Autores principales: Liu, Zhijie, Farley, Alison, Chen, Lizhen, Kirby, Beth J., Kovacs, Christopher S., Blackburn, C. Clare, Manley, Nancy R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21203493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001251