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Title: The effect of lithium on calcium-induced changes in adrenocorticotrophin levels.
Author: Haden-Susan-T; Brown-Edward-M; Stoll-Andrew-L; Scott-Jennifer; Fuleihan-Ghada-El-Hajj {a}
Abstract:
The calcium receptor (CaR) plays a central role in calcium (Ca) sensing by the parathyroid gland and other organs, including the brain. Chronic lithium (Li) therapy causes a significant alteration in Ca-sensing by the CaR-expressing parathyroid chief cell
Journal: Journal-of-Clinical-Endocrinology-and-Metabolism. Jan., 1999; 84 (1) 198-200.