Research Article

Influence of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Induced by Low Dietary Calcium, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Renal Failure on Circulating Rat PTH Molecular Forms

Figure 1

Relationship between rPTH assays epitopes and circulating rPTH molecular forms detected. N-PTH = amino-terminal rPTH, a posttranslationally modified form of rPTH(1-84) on serine 17. Non(1-84) large C-rPTH fragments have a partially preserved N-structure while smaller C-rPTH fragments miss that structure (18).
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