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When blood calcium level drops, what is the change on the level of parathyroid hormone?
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Hormone increases.: In people with normal parathyroid gland function a decrease in blodd calcium produces an immediate increase in parathyroid hormone in order to restore the blood calcium to normal.
Answered 11/29/2014
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PTH goes up: When calcium drops the parathyroid glands are stimulated and PTH rises.
Answered 6/10/2014
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