Drs. Chris and Zand van Tulleken
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Doctors' Notes: Calcium
Okay, so he dissects the rhino, they give them to him, and he finds these glands.
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Did he then work out what they did?
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Can you now explain in 2026 what the parathyroid gland does and what parathyroid hormone is?
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I mean, obviously, Zan and I know.
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Doctors' Notes: Calcium
The osteoclasts break down a little more bone?
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And your bones will be sacrificed in order that your nerves can conduct and your muscles can contract.
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So this is the parathyroid hormone incorrectly secreting too much parathyroid hormone, releasing too much calcium from bones.
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The kidneys then have to wash the calcium out.
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Do people get underactive parathyroid glands as well?
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So that's the other thing is a big part of your work is kidney disease.