"Parathyroid Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two pairs of small oval-shaped glands located in the front and the base of the NECK and adjacent to the two lobes of THYROID GLAND. They secrete PARATHYROID HORMONE that regulates the balance of CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; and MAGNESIUM in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D010280
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Parathyroid Glands- Parathyroid Glands
- Gland, Parathyroid
- Glands, Parathyroid
- Parathyroid Gland
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parathyroid Glands" by people in Profiles.
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4D-CT facilitates focused parathyroidectomy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism by maintaining a high negative-predictive value for uninvolved quadrants. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 41(6):102683.
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Control of PTH secretion by the TRPC1 ion channel. JCI Insight. 2020 04 23; 5(8).
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Surgical management of the parathyroids. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2003 Feb; 36(1):217-28.
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Enhanced visualization of parathyroid tissue by infusion of a visible dye conjugated to an antiparathyroid antibody. Head Neck. 1999 Mar; 21(2):111-5.
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Parathyroid visualization with cibacron blue/BB5-G1. Laryngoscope. 1996 Nov; 106(11):1365-71.
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Response of spontaneously hypertensive rats to 1,25(OH)2D3 in vivo. Kidney Int. 1986 Oct; 30(4):497-502.
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Evidence against the role of calcium deficiency in genetic hypertension. Hypertension. 1986 Jan; 8(1):45-9.
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Endocrine disorders in children. Surg Clin North Am. 1985 Dec; 65(6):1527-49.
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Evidence for the role of PO4 deficiency in antihypertensive action of a high-Ca diet. Am J Physiol. 1984 Mar; 246(3 Pt 2):H324-31.