Facts about Vitamin D by Linda B. Bobroff, Isabel Valentin-Oquendo

“… Vitamin D is needed for normal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It helps put these minerals into bones and teeth. …”
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Alimentación Saludable: El calcio by Linda B. Bobroff

“…This revised 3-page fact sheet is the Spanish language version of FCS8568/FY068: Healthy Eating: Calcium. Written by Linda B. Bobroff and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2011. …”
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Electrospun Gelatin/β-TCP Composite Nanofibers Enhance Osteogenic Differentiation of BMSCs and In Vivo Bone Formation by Activating Ca2+-Sensing Receptor Signaling by Xuehui Zhang, Song Meng, Ying Huang, Mingming Xu, Ying He, Hong Lin, Jianmin Han, Yuan Chai, Yan Wei, Xuliang Deng

“…Calcium phosphate- (CaP-) based composite scaffolds have been used extensively for the bone regeneration in bone tissue engineering. …”
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Retrospective Study of Factors Potentially Influencing Occurrence of Cough in Slovak Patients with Sarcoidosis by Eva Kovacova, Robert Vysehradsky, Ivan Kocan, Jana Plevkova, Tomas Buday

“…Retrospective analysis of different factors—smoking history, Scadding stage, results of lung function testing, calcium metabolism, endobronchial finding, CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and other sarcoidosis symptoms in relationship to presence/absence of cough in sarcoidosis patients. …”
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Odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells by glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitory peptides by Vidhyashree Rajasekar, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdalla, Mohammed S. Basbrain, Prasanna Neelakantan, Cynthia KY Yiu

“…However, all the tested peptides significantly increased ALP activity and calcium deposition in a dose-dependent manner (p < 0.05). …”
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Leptin Modifies the Rat Heart Performance Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Independently of Its Prohypertrophic Effects by Edna Berzabá-Evoli, Cecilia Zazueta, Jarumi Hishel Cruz Hernández, Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Erick Natividad De la Cruz-Hernández, Eduardo Martínez-Abundis

“…In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction expressed as a loss of membrane potential, decreased ability for calcium transport and retention, faster swelling, and less respiratory control was observed. …”
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Radioisotope and Metal Concentrations in Borehole Water Samples of Umuahia and Umudike, Nigeria by J.C. Nnaji, O.U. Igwe, K.M. Onyedim, P. Okafor

“…The mean concentrations of calcium, sodium, magnesium and iron were all below the NSDWQ limits. …”
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Gypsum Binder With Increased Water Resistance Derived From Membrane Water Desalination Waste by Valentin Romanovski, Dmitry Moskovskikh, Hongbin Tan, Kirill Kuskov, Sergey Volodko, Abayomi Adewale Akinwande, Rajiv Periakaruppan, Fanyue Kong, Xiaoling Ma, Feihua Yang, Maksim Kamarou

“…ABSTRACT A method has been developed for separating a mixture of calcium, magnesium and sodium sulfates obtained through the interaction of sulfuric acid and waste from the water purification process generated by using membrane filters. …”
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Investigation of intracellular signals generated by γ-interferon and IL-4 leading to the induction of class II antigen expression by S. Vassiliadis, N. Kyrpides, D. Stravopodis, M. Grigoriou, I. Athanassakis, J. Papamatheakis

“…As major histocompatibility complex antigens (MHC) or human leukocyte antigens (HLA), are important in immune recognition and response, the results show that for human cells a more coherent method of HLA-DR antigen induction is followed after γ-IFN administration, as calcium participation seems to be the first step in signal transduction. …”
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Potential role of aquaculture fish to the recommended nutritional intake (RNI) of children, adults, pregnant and lactating women in Asuogyaman Municipality, Ghana by Emmanuel Kaboja Magna, Ebenezer Koranteng Appiah, Patrick Senam Kofi Fatsi, Emmanuel Delwin Abarike, Kwadwo Ansong Asante, Maxwell Kogbe, Felix Ayarika, Michael Dabi, Joseph Korpone Sakna

“…The mineral values ranged from 4.05 to 11.96 mg/100 g (iron), 15.10 to 23.23 mg/100 g (calcium), 1.02 to 8.26 mg/100 g (zinc), 16.52 to 28.42 mg/100 g (potassium), and 10.25 to 19.67 mg/100 g (sodium). …”
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The myometrial transcriptome changes in mares with endometrosis by Ewa Monika Drzewiecka, Tomasz Molcan, Agnieszka Sadowska, Katarzyna Piotrowska-Tomala, Magda Słyszewska, Graça Ferreira Dias, Dariusz Jan Skarżyński, Anna Szóstek-Mioduchowska

“…Evaluated deTARs enriched several KEGG pathways including calcium signaling, cAMP signaling, oxytocin signaling, ECM-receptor interaction, and focal adhesion, and were classified into various GO terms including adaptive immune response, tissue homeostasis, muscle contractions, muscle development, and other. …”
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Effect of Brewery Spent Grain Level and Fermentation Time on the Quality of Bread by Tadlo Yitayew, Demewez Moges, Neela Satheesh

“…The BSG is composed of 6.19% moisture, 4.01% ash, 8.80% crude fat, 16.80% crude fiber, 21.86% crude protein, 42.30% carbohydrate, 2.57 mg/g calcium, 3.16 mg/g magnesium, and 7.34 mg/g potassium. …”
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Calcitonin and Bone Physiology: In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Investigations by Jingbo Xie, Jian Guo, Zaeema Kanwal, Mingzheng Wu, Xiangyang Lv, Nihal Abdalla Ibrahim, Ping Li, Manal Ali Buabeid, El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Qingshan Sun

“…Calcitonin was discovered as a peptide hormone that was known to reduce the calcium levels in the systemic circulation. This hypocalcemic effect is produced due to multiple reasons such as inhibition of bone resorption or suppression of calcium release from the bone. …”
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In-vitro simulation methods for mechanical plaque removal: a systematic scoping review of current techniques and future directions by Johannes Herzog, Jelena Karacic, Leonardo Svellenti, Philipp Sahrmann

“…The assessed methods of simulation were ink (12), varnish (5), calcium phosphate (1), calcium carbonate (1), occlusal spray (3), aluminum (1), commercially distributed and prepared artificial plaque (2). …”
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Urinary Calculi: A Microbiological and Biochemical Analysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal by Pratima Shah, Ratna Baral, C. S. Agrawal, Madhab Lamsal, Dharanidhar Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Almost all the uropathogens isolated were susceptible to commonly used antibiotics. Calcium oxalate (84.1%) was common biochemical constituent found in stone formers followed by calcium oxalate + phosphate (8%). …”
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Use of Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Recurrent Secondary Hyperparathyroidism after Subtotal Parathyroidectomy by Walter G. Douthat, Gabriela Cardozo, Gabriela Garay, Santiago Orozco, Carlos Chiurchiu, Jorge de la Fuente, Javier de Arteaga, Pablo U. Massari

“…There was also a reduction in serum calcium, phosphorus and calcium-phosphorus product. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Arthropathy Preceding Acute Systemic Manifestations of Sarcoidosis: A Possible Overlap of Idiopathic Juvenile Arthritis and Sarcoidosis by Matheus Campello Vieira, Priscilla Gomes Tosta, Fernanda Morello Nicole, Lucas Enock V. Roberto, Júlia Guasti P. Vianna, Paulo de Coelho Castro, Rafael Burgomeister Lourenço, Erica Vieira Serrano, Valéria Valim, Weverton Machado Luchi

“…The investigation revealed elevated serum calcium level, hepatosplenomegaly, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and nephrolithiasis. …”
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Investigation of the structure of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 melts as a basis for the development of new agglomerated welding fluxes and industrial refractories by Sokol’skii V.E., Pruttskov D.V., Busko V.M., Kazimirov V.P., Roik O.S., Chyrkin A.D., Galinich V.I., Goncharov I.A.

“…It is assumed that the calcium ions coordinated aroundthese associates are surrounded by oxygen melt anions. …”
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Optimization and Hydration Mechanism of Composite Cementing Material for Paste Filling in Coal Mines by Jinxiao Liu, Wenxin Li, Feng Zhang, Xinguo Zhang, Lianjun Chen, Yongle Liu

“…Investigations by XRD and SEM revealed that the hydration products of composite cementing material were dominated by AFt (ettringite) at the early stage and by C-S-H (hydrated calcium silicate) gel + CH (calcium hydroxide) gel at the middle and late stages. …”
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Use of DIABAX feed additive and a biogenic stimulant in calves during their rehabilitation after gastrointestinal infections by N. V. Shanshin

“…Daily administration of DIABAX feed additive to calves of О-1 group for 15 days reduced recurrent disease rate in the calves by 14.4%, resulted in significant increase in calcium and magnesium levels in sera by 10.1% and 75.0% (p ≤ 0.05), respectively, as well increase in immunoglobulin G level by 2.3 times, erythrocyte level – by 3.8%, hemoglobin level – by 8.0%, leukocyte level – by 21.8%, albumin/globulin ratio – by 35.1% in sera as compared to initial values.…”
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