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. 2015 Apr 20;17(5):427–439. doi: 10.1177/1098612X15581134

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Graph detailing idealized set-point relationships between ionized calcium and the PTH secretory rate. Note that maximal parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion is achieved as iCa declines as a normal homeostatic mechanism – this occurs as an attempt to prevent further decline in circulating iCa that could otherwise be lethal