Concept information
Preferred term
Calcimimetic Agents
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- Small organic molecules that act as allosteric activators of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in the PARATHYROID GLANDS and other tissues. They lower the threshold for CaSR activation by extracellular calcium ions and diminish PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) release from parathyroid cells.
History note
- 2011
In other languages
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Finnish
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kalsimimeetti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D057966
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