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Molecular biology and clinical importance of the Ca(2+)-sensing receptor.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Aug 1998
De Luca F, Baron J
Abstract excerpt
The Ca(2+)-sensing receptor (CaR) is a member of the seven-transmembrane domain, G protein-coupled receptor super-family. In the parathyroid gland, it mediates the inhibitory effects of extracellular Ca2+ on the secretion of parathyroid hormone. In the kidney, activation of the CaR causes decreased reabsorption of Ca2+ from the tubular lumen. Mutations in the CaR gene produce abnormalities of Ca2+ homeostasis....
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