| Ca2+ | Calcium |
| ECF | Extracellular fluid |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| 1,25(OH)2D3 | 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D |
| CaSR | Calcium-sensing receptor |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CaOx | Calcium oxalate |
| CaP | Calcium phosphate |
| DCT | Distal convoluted tubule |
| TRPV5 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 5 |
| TAL | Thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle |
| Pi | Phosphate |
| TRPC | Transient receptor potential canonical |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| AMPK PT |
AMP-activated protein kinase Proximal tubule |
| PTH1R | Parathyroid hormone receptor 1 |
| 25(OH)D | 25-hydroxyvitamin D |
| ROMK | Renal-outer-medullary-potassium |
| NKCC | Na+-K+-Cl− cotransporters |
| AVP | Arginine vasopressin |
| CLDN | Claudins |
| DCT | Distal convoluted tubule |
| CALB1 | Calbindin-d28k |
| PMCA4 | Plasma membrane calcium ATPase4 |
| NCX1 | Calcium/sodium exchanger |
| V2R | Type 2 vasopressin receptor |
| ICs | Intercalated cells |
| VSMCs | Vascular smooth muscle cells |
| CBFA1 | Core binding factor alpha 1 |
| MSX2 | Msh homeobox 2 |
| Osx | Osterix |
| PPi | Pyrophosphate |
| MGP | Matrix Gla protein |
| VECs | Vascular endothelial cells |
| FHHNC | Familial hypomagnesaemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis |
| CARDIA | Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults |
| MESA JAK3-STAT3 |
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Janus kinase 3-signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 3 |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| OLETF | Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty |