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Calcium in biology — Calcium (Ca2+) plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell, particularly in signal transduction pathways. The skeleton acts as a major mineral storage site for the element and releases Ca2+ ions… … Wikipedia
Calcium metabolism — or calcium homeostasis is the mechanism by which the body maintains adequate calcium levels. Derangements of this mechanism lead to hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia, which both can have important consequences for health.Calcium location and… … Wikipedia
Calcium deficiency (plant disorder) — Calcium (Ca) deficiency is a plant disorder that can be caused by insufficient calcium in the growing medium, but is more frequently a product of a compromised nutrient mobility system in the plant. [cite web|title= Plant Physiology Online: 5.1… … Wikipedia
Calcium-binding protein — Calcium binding proteins are proteins that participate in calcium cell signalling pathways by binding to Ca2+. The most ubiquitous Ca2+ sensing protein, found in all eukaryotic organisms including yeasts, is calmodulin. Intracellular storage and… … Wikipedia
calcium — /kal see euhm/, n. Chem., Biol. a silver white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element… … Universalium
Calcium hydroxide — Chembox new Name = Calcium hydroxide ImageFile = Calcium hydroxide.jpg ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Calcium hydroxide IUPACName = Calcium hydroxide OtherNames = Cal, calcium(II) hydroxide, hydrated lime, milk of lime, pickling lime, slaked lime… … Wikipedia
Calcium sulfate — Chembox new Name = Calcium sulfate ImageFile = Calcium sulfate hemihydrate.jpg ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Calcium sulfate hemihydrate OtherNames = Plaster of Paris, Drierite Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 7778 18 9 RTECS = WS6920000… … Wikipedia
Calcium — A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones. Bones serve as a storage area for calcium. Calcium is added to bones by cells called osteoblasts. It is removed from bones by cells called osteoclasts. When children consume calcium, they absorb… … Medical dictionary
Calcium deficiency — A low level of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia) makes the nervous system highly irritable and causes tetany (spasms of the hands and feet, muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, overly active reflexes, etc.). Chronic calcium deficiency contributes… … Medical dictionary
Calcium excess — Overly high intake of calcium can result in levels of calcium that are too high in the blood (hypercalcemia) and this may cause muscle weakness and constipation, affect the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart (heart block), lead to… … Medical dictionary
