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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.
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What is the hormone whose production in inadequate amounts results in tetany?
excess calcitonin or decreased parathormone
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 causes tetany?
it occurs when the PARATHYROID HOROMONE (PTH) falls to low.
What are the hormones produced in inadequate amounts that directly result in the following conidions tetany and loss of glucose in the urine?
Parathyroid Hormone if in hyposecretion increases neural excitability and may lead to tetany.
A deficiency of parathyroid hormone can cause involuntary muscle contractions of a type called?
Tetany is the term for the muscle contractions that may be caused by hypoparathyroidism.
Which substance is responsible for memory in rats?
fibroblast growth hormone is the hormone responsible for memory in rats.
Which hormone is responsible for thickening the endometrium?
the hormone responsible for thickening the endometrium is progesterone.
Tetany is caused by?
Tetanus (Clostrudium tetani toxin) gets its name from its ability to cause tetany. The most common cause is low serum calcium levels which can be caused by parathyroid hormone or vitamin D deficiency. Hyperventilating or other acid-base problems can shift the binding of calcium and cause effectively low levels and tetany. Low magnesium and excess potassium can also do it.
Which hormone is responsible when a person suffers from gigantism?
Growth hormone
What is the medical term meaning spasmodic condition of muscles resulting from hypocalcemia?
Tetany is the medical term continuous spasm of muscles; tetany may result from hypocalcemia.
Which hormone is responsible for facultative water reabsorption in the collecting ducts?
ADH is the hormone responsible for facultative water reabsorption.
A lack of what hormone results in the abnormal growth if children?
The hormone is the growth hormone. It is responsible for growth
