Ebook: Calcium in Human Biology

Calcium in Human Biology provides an authoritative review of current knowledge and points the way to further progress in the understanding of this essential nutrient. In addition to considering the established importance of an adequate dietary source of available calcium for the formation of sound bones and teeth, there is detailed discussion of the part calcium plays in a variety of aspects of human metabolism. The book is written primarily for those working in the nutritional sciences and related fields. It will also be of interest to clinicians, nutritionists, and to those interested more generally in the biological sciences, as well as to those in the important sectors of the food industry which utilise or produce dairy products and other foods significant to the supply of dietary calcium.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Calcium....Pages 1-26
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D....Pages 27-41
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin....Pages 43-68
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: General....Pages 69-92
Gastrointestinal Absorption of Calcium....Pages 93-123
Renal Excretion of Calcium....Pages 125-169
Calcified Tissues: Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 171-186
Calcified Tissues: Cellular Dynamics....Pages 187-208
Calcified Tissues: Structure-Function Relationships....Pages 209-240
Calcium in Extracellular Fluid: Homeostasis....Pages 241-259
Calcium as an Intracellular Regulator....Pages 261-316
Cellular Calcium: Muscle....Pages 317-338
Cellular Calcium: Nervous System....Pages 339-366
Cellular Calcium: Secretion of Hormones....Pages 367-384
Cellular Calcium: Action of Hormones....Pages 385-419
Cellular Calcium: Cell Growth and Differentiation....Pages 421-446
Dietary Requirements for Calcium....Pages 447-471
Back Matter....Pages 473-481

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Calcium....Pages 1-26
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Vitamin D....Pages 27-41
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin....Pages 43-68
Calcium-Regulating Hormones: General....Pages 69-92
Gastrointestinal Absorption of Calcium....Pages 93-123
Renal Excretion of Calcium....Pages 125-169
Calcified Tissues: Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 171-186
Calcified Tissues: Cellular Dynamics....Pages 187-208
Calcified Tissues: Structure-Function Relationships....Pages 209-240
Calcium in Extracellular Fluid: Homeostasis....Pages 241-259
Calcium as an Intracellular Regulator....Pages 261-316
Cellular Calcium: Muscle....Pages 317-338
Cellular Calcium: Nervous System....Pages 339-366
Cellular Calcium: Secretion of Hormones....Pages 367-384
Cellular Calcium: Action of Hormones....Pages 385-419
Cellular Calcium: Cell Growth and Differentiation....Pages 421-446
Dietary Requirements for Calcium....Pages 447-471
Back Matter....Pages 473-481
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