"Calcimimetic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Small organic molecules that act as allosteric activators of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in the PARATHYROID GLANDS and other tissues. They lower the threshold for CaSR activation by extracellular calcium ions and diminish PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) release from parathyroid cells.
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D057966
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.347.230 D27.505.696.399.450.230
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcimimetic Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Hyperparathyroidism-jaw Tumor Syndrome: An Overlooked Cause of Severe Hypercalcemia. Am J Med Sci. 2016 Sep; 352(3):302-5.
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Cinacalcet-associated severe hypocalcemia resulting in torsades de pointes and cardiac arrest: a case for caution. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Mar; 72(3):373-5.