Calcium in Human Biology /
Calcium in Human Biology provides an authoritative review of current knowledge and points the way to further progress in the understanding of this essential nutrient. In addition to considering the established importance of an adequate dietary source of available calcium for the formation of sound b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Springer London,
1988.
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| Series: | ILSI human nutrition reviews.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Chemistry and Biochemistry of Calcium
- Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D
- Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin
- Calcium-Regulating Hormones: General
- Gastrointestinal Absorption of Calcium
- Renal Excretion of Calcium
- Calcified Tissues: Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Calcified Tissues: Cellular Dynamics
- Calcified Tissues: Structure-Function Relationships
- Calcium in Extracellular Fluid: Homeostasis
- Calcium as an Intracellular Regulator
- Cellular Calcium: Muscle
- Cellular Calcium: Nervous System
- Cellular Calcium: Secretion of Hormones
- Cellular Calcium: Action of Hormones
- Cellular Calcium: Cell Growth and Differentiation
- Dietary Requirements for Calcium
- Subject Index.