Abstract
Summary and Conclusions
Administration of parathyroid extract (PTE) elevates serum calcium(5). The present experiment indicates that PTE consistently inhibited in vitro uptake of calcium by rat voluntary muscle. This observation is compatible with the known hypercalcemic effect of parathyroid hormone and provides evidence for the hypothesis that parathyroid glands regulate movement of calcium between extracellular and intracellular fluid.
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