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A Symbolic Model for the Regulation by Bone Metabolism of the Blood Calcium Level in Rats

J P Aubert, F Bronner

    Biophysical Journal
    |May 12, 2009
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Calcium homeostasisBone metabolism regulationFeedback control mechanismsPhysiological modeling

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