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On the relation of tetany to the parathyroid glands and to calcium metabolism.

Publication Details

J. exp. Med., 11, 118-51. 1909 CE.

Proof that the parathyroids control calcium metabolism. MacCallum and Voegtlin were able to demonstrate the removal of post-parathyroidectomy tetany by administration of calcium.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#3859
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4907
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External URLon-the-relation-of-tetany-to-the-parathyroid-glands-and-to-calcium-metabolism