Calcimimetic Agents

"Calcimimetic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Small organic molecules that act as allosteric activators of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in the PARATHYROID GLANDS and other tissues. They lower the threshold for CaSR activation by extracellular calcium ions and diminish PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) release from parathyroid cells.

Descriptor ID	D057966
MeSH Number(s)	D06.347.230 D27.505.696.399.450.230
Concept/Terms	Calcimimetic Agents Calcimimetic Agents Agents, Calcimimetic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Calcimimetic Agents".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormone Antagonists [D06.347]
Calcimimetic Agents [D06.347.230]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D27.505.696.399]
Hormone Antagonists [D27.505.696.399.450]
Calcimimetic Agents [D27.505.696.399.450.230]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Calcimimetic Agents".

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