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Effect of dialysate calcium concentration on plasma parathyroid hormone during hemodialysis
Nephron
|January 1, 1977
Abstract:
The effect of changes in the dialysate calcium concentration on calcium fractions and parathyroid hormone species in plasma during hemodialysis has been examined. C-terminal immunoreactive parathyroid hormone was suppressed when plasma calcium increased by greater than 25% whereas N-terminal fragments demonstrated an increase. The significance of this is discussed in light of present knowledge of parathyroid hormone metabolism.