0 any of four glands (= small organs in the body) that control the amount of the chemicals calcium and phosphorus in the body
A single, 2 mm hypoplastic parathyroid gland was identified microscopically in the thyroid gland capsule.
Tests revealed that she had hyperparathyroidism, a rare disease in which a defective parathyroid gland allows dangerously high calcium levels (hypercalcaemia).
It experiences especially high expression in the parathyroid gland.
Parathyroid hormone is a protein made by the parathyroid gland under the control of serum calcium activity.
This is dependent on several histologic features within the abnormal parathyroid gland itself.
The calcium test can indicate or monitor bone diseases or diseases of the parathyroid gland or kidneys.
The third pharyngeal pouch will give rise to the inferior parathyroid gland and thymus.
Often, these localizing tests used to find the bad parathyroid gland are not successful in locating which parathyroid gland has become a tumor.