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Parathyroid gland

Known as: Neck>Parathyroid gland, Glandula parathyroidea, Parathyroid 
One of two small paired endocrine glands, superior and inferior, usually found embedded in the connective tissue capsule on the posterior surface of… 
National Institutes of Health

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Benign neoplasm of parathyroid glandBlood supply aspectsBody partCMKLR1 protein, human

Broader (1)

Homogeneous organ

Narrower (3)

Hypoparathyroidism - X-linkedInferior parathyroid glandSuperior parathyroid gland

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Radionuclide imaging for hyperparathyroidism (HPT): which is the best technetium-99m sestamibi modality?
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Salmon Calcitonin (sCT) Technology‐Based Oral Formulation in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: Acute and 3‐Month Effects on Biomarkers of Bone Turnover
Oral administration of calcitonin could improve compliance to long‐term treatment. Efficacy and safety of a novel oral… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Pax 3 is required for cardiac neural crest migration in the mouse : evidence from the splotch ( Sp 2 H ) mutant
Neural crest cells originating in the occipital region of the avian embryo are known to play a vital role in formation of the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Principles of Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine: What It Is, What It Does. The Diagnostic Process. Genes and Disease. Inter- And Intracellular Communication… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Bovine parathyroid glands secrete a 26-kDa N-terminal fragment of chromogranin-A which inhibits parathyroid cell secretion.
Chromogranin-A (CgA) is a ubiquitous protein which colocalizes in secretory granules of multiple endocrine tissues and cosecretes… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Aluminum uptake by the parathyroid glands.
Aluminum-containing drugs are used extensively to bind dietary phosphate and as antacids, but little is known about toxicity and… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Neonatal parathyroid function: role of gestational age and postnatal age.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Experimental osteoporosis and parathyroid activity.
Adult cats fed a low-calcium diet developed osteoporosis. Control cats fed this same diet with added calcium or cats with their… 
Review
1955
Review
1955
STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF THE PARATHYROIDS IN CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM
The parathyroids constilute the major factor responsible for the constancy of the blood calcium concentration necessary for… 
Highly Cited
1942
Highly Cited
1942
Relationship of a low blood calcium to parathyroid secretion.
WHETHER the parathyroid glands are subject to nervous control is not known. L. R. Dragstedt (personal communication) stimulated… 
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