Parathyroid hormone

Parathyroid hormone^[1] (abbreviated PTH) is a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands.^[2] It has a role in the use of calcium and interacts with it. PTH helps with taking the release and abortion (taking in) of calcium in the body.

These hormones release calcium into the blood to raise calcium levels. Too little of these hormones can result in hypoparathyroidism and too much of it can lead to hyperparathyroidism.^[3]

Parathyroid hormone causes the body to take in more calcium (such as from diet), absorbing it from the gut (intestine) and kidneys. It releases calcium from bones as its way of making more calcium to absorb, and increases the excretion of phosphates through the kidneys. PTH uses phosphate in its role of calcium release and absorption.

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References

↑ "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
↑ "Gene: PTH (ENSG00000152266) - Summary - Homo sapiens - Ensembl genome browser 89". may2017.archive.ensembl.org.
↑ Allerheiligen, DA; Schoeber, J; Houston, RE; Mohl, VK; Wildman, KM (15 April 1998). "Hyperparathyroidism". American Family Physician. 57 (8): 1795–802, 1807–8. PMID 9575320.

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[1] "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-04-13.

[2] "Gene: PTH (ENSG00000152266) - Summary - Homo sapiens - Ensembl genome browser 89". may2017.archive.ensembl.org.

[3] Allerheiligen, DA; Schoeber, J; Houston, RE; Mohl, VK; Wildman, KM (15 April 1998). "Hyperparathyroidism". American Family Physician. 57 (8): 1795–802, 1807–8. PMID 9575320.

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