Jansen's chondrodysplasia results when the receptor for this compound is hyperactivated.
Jansen's chondrodysplasia results when the receptor for this compound is hyperactivated. The gland that secretes this substance contains large, pale oxyphil cells, but this compound is secreted from its chief cells. It stimulates increased production of the Vitamin D and absorption of phosphate by the kidney. Its most important function is opposed by calcitonin and involves upregulation of osteoclasts. For 10 points, name this hormone that breaks down bone and increases blood calcium levels, which is secreted from a similarly named cluster of glands in the neck.
Jansen's chondrodysplasia results when the receptor for this compound is hyperactivated.
{parathyroid} hormone [do not accept or prompt on “thyroid”]