Parathormone: What Your Lab Value Means
What is parathormone? Parathormone is a hormone consisting of 84 amino acids (protein building blocks) and is also called PTH or parathyrin. If the calcium level in the blood drops (hypocalcemia), the so-called main cells of the parathyroid glands produce parathormone. This reaches the bones primarily via the blood. Here it stimulates the osteoclasts via … Parathormone: What Your Lab Value Means