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The vitamin that is converted into a hormone in order to assist in regulating blood calcium levels is?
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vitamin D
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What is the hormone that activates Vitamin D on blood calcium levels?
Cholecalciferol is a steroid hormone that regulates body levels of calcium. It is a form of Vitamin D. Parathyroid hormone increases the concentration of calcium in the blood.
What hormone promotes absorbtion of calcium through intestines?
That hormone is called as vitamin D.
The hormone related to the lack of calcium of bone tissue is called?
That hormone is vitamin D.
What vitamin needs parathyroid hormone to function properly?
calcium
Which vitamin functions like a hormone?
Vitamin D functions like a hormone and controls body levels of calcium and phosphorus and the mineralization of bones
A hormone that raises the blood calcium level?
Parathyroid hormone also 1,25-OH vitamin D.
What happens to calcium if there is not enough vitamin d to absorb it?
When calcium is needed, the parathyroid gland sends the parathyroid hormone to the kidneys to trigger the production of vitamin D (which is actually classified as a hormone). The vitamin D hormone, in turn, prompts the intestines to transfer calcium from food to the blood. When calcium intake is too small to support normal functions, both vitamin D and the parathyroid hormone trigger a process in which stored calcium is mobilized from the bones.
Is vitamin D good for teeth?
Yes. Vitamin D is essential in the formation and maintenance of bones and teeth by regulating the absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus. Without Vitamin D, your body will not utilize as much calcium as you ingest.
What hormones deal with the calcium levels in the blood?
Calcitonin, parathyroid hormone and vitamin D.
What is hormone responsible for?
Tetany is caused by a disturbance of the blood calcium level. So you can say vitamin D (also considered a hormone) plays a role in it. Also, the parathyroid hormone level has a direct effect on calcium levels.
What hormone promotes the final conversion of vitamin D?
Calsitonin put Calcium in the bone to be stored.
What hormone is responsible for tetany?
Tetany is caused by a disturbance of the blood calcium level. So you can say vitamin D (also considered a hormone) plays a role in it. Also, the parathyroid hormone level has a direct effect on calcium levels.
