Calcium and bone disease
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Harry C. Blair; Lisa J. Robinson; Christopher L.-H. Huang; Li Sun; Peter A. Frie
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Article
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2011
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IOS Press
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English
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Calcium transport and calcium signaling are of basic importance in bone cells. Bone is the major store of calcium and a key regulatory organ for calcium homeostasis. Bone, in major part, responds to calcium-dependent signals from the parathyroids and via vitamin D metabolites, although bone retains