parathyroid hormone (English, noun)
expansion: parathyroid hormone (plural parathyroid hormones, abbreviation PTH)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
wikidata: Q202476
glosses: A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.
Forms:
form: parathyroid hormones
tags: plural
form: PTH
tags: abbreviation