Deletion of the ‘glial cells missing-2’ gene in mice disrupts development of the parathyroid glands but does not eliminate production of parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is required for ...

The two most common causes of a high calcium level (hypercalcemia) are primary hyperparathyroidism—an overactive parathyroid gland—and hypercalcemia of malignancy, which is when cancer cells ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

Parathyroid glands express both 25-hydroxylase and 1α ... The calcium-sensing receptor on the surface of parathyroid cells detects small changes in extracellular calcium and signals the cells ...