Actions of Parathyroid Glands (With Diagram)

In this article we will discuss about the actions of parathyroid glands. It is a hypercalcemic and hypophosphatemic agent. Hence increases the plasma calcium level and decreases plasma phosphate level. The important sites of actions of PTH are: 1. Bone 2. Kidney 3. GI tract in an indirect way. 1. PTH on Bone (Figs 6.50, 6.51 and Table 6.14): It [...]