The Parathyroid Glands

This text discusses location and structure of the parathyroid glands; hormonal control of blood calcium levels; the physiological response of parathyroid dysfunction.

Topics

  • acromegaly
  • adenylyl cyclase
  • adrenal cortex
  • adrenal glands
  • adrenal medulla
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • ACTH
  • alarm reaction
  • aldosterone
  • alpha cell
  • angiotensin-converting enzyme
  • antidiuretic hormone
  • ADH
  • atrial natriuretic peptide
  • ANP
  • autocrine
  • beta cell
  • calcitonin
  • chromaffin
  • colloid
  • cortisol
  • cyclic adenosine monophosphate
  • cAMP
  • delta cell
  • diabetes mellitus
  • diacylglycerol
  • DAG
  • downregulation
  • endocrine gland
  • endocrine system
  • epinephrine
  • erythropoietin
  • EPO
  • estrogens
  • exocrine system
  • first messenger
  • follicle-stimulating hormone
  • FSH
  • G protein
  • general adaptation syndrome
  • GAS
  • gigantism
  • glucagon
  • glucocorticoids
  • goiter
  • gonadotropins
  • growth hormone
  • GH
  • hormone
  • hormone receptor
  • hyperglycemia
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • hyperthyroidism
  • hypoparathyroidism
  • hypophyseal portal system
  • hypothalamus
  • hypothyroidism
  • infundibulum
  • inhibin
  • inositol triphosphate
  • IP3
  • insulin
  • insulin-like growth factors
  • IGF
  • leptin
  • luteinizing hormone
  • LH
  • melatonin
  • mineralocorticoids
  • neonatal hypothyroidism
  • norepinephrine
  • osmoreceptor
  • oxytocin
  • pancreas
  • pancreatic islets
  • paracrine
  • parathyroid glands
  • parathyroid hormone
  • PTH
  • phosphodiesterase
  • PDE
  • phosphorylation cascade
  • pineal gland
  • pinealocyte
  • pituitary dwarfism
  • pituitary gland
  • PP cell
  • progesterone
  • prolactin
  • PRL
  • protein kinase
  • second messenger
  • stage of exhaustion
  • stage of resistance
  • testosterone
  • thymosins
  • thymus
  • thyroid gland
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone
  • TSH
  • thyroxine
  • triiodothyronine
  • upregulation
  • zona fasciculata
  • zona glomerulosa
  • zona reticularis
  • parathyroid gland