Calcium Physiology

¿ContributorsPrefaceContents of Previous VolumesChapter 1 Measurements and Models of Skeletal Metabolism I. Introduction II. Measurements and Concepts III. Some Related Topics IV. Models and Mechanisms V. Summary Appendix I Appendix II Glossary of Terms and Symbols in Order of Appearance ReferencesChapter 2 Recent Advances in the Physical Biology of Bone and Other Hard Tissues I. Introduction II. Composition and Structure of Bone Mineral III. Dynamic Studies of Bone Mineral IV. Concluding Remarks ReferencesChapter 3 Calcium and Striated Muscle I. Introduction II. Structure of Striated Muscle III. Cellular Calcium Components IV. The Intracellular Calcium Accumulating System V. Calcium and Contractile Proteins VI. Homeostasis of Intracellular Calcium VII. Resting Potential and Action Potential VIII. Calcium and Muscle Contraction IX. The Coupling of Excitation and Energy Synthesis X. Summary ReferencesChapter 4 Renal Excretion of Alkaline Earths I. Introduction II. Physiochemical State of Alkaline Earth Cations in Plasma and Urine III. Physiological Variations in Renal Excretion IV. Mechanism of Renal Transport V. Hormonal Effects VI. Effect of Drugs VII. Renal Diseases ReferencesChapter 5 Some Aspects of the Intestinal Absorption of Calcium, with Special Reference to Vitamin D I. Introduction II. A Brief Consideration of Pertinent Transport Reactions III. Structure of the Intestinal Epithelial Cell IV. Physiological Mechanism of the Intestinal Absorption of Calcium V. Sites of Calcium Absorption VI. Vitamin D VII. Effect of Other Nutritional and Physiological Factors on Calcium Absorption VIII. Concluding Remarks ReferencesChapter 6 Calcium and Membranes I. Introduction II. Calcium Transport III. Calcium Metabolism in Isolated Cells IV. Calcium Regulation of Membrane Properties V. Calcium-Membrane Interactions ReferencesChapter 7 Parathormone, Calcitonin, and Calcium Homeostasis I. Introduction II. Bone III. Other Nonendocrine Factors IV. Parathormone-Parathyroid V. Calcitonin (Thyrocalcitonin)-Ultimobranchial VI. Summary-Calcium Homeostasis ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index