Without sufficient vitamin D the effects of parathormone are decreased.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

A decrease in serum calcium, circulating blood calcium, stimulates parathormone production and results in hypertrophy of the parathyroid; common in rickets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

The parathyroid gland consists of four interconnected parts, two on either side and directly behind the thyroid gland, and secretes the hormone parathormone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

Too much parathormone creates excess osteoclasts which increase bone destruction and can lead to excess calcium in the blood and deposits of calcium in joints and arteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

These glands produce only one type of hormone, parathyroid hormone (PTH, parathormone).    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

All the right food and supplements will prove useless if there isn’t sufficient parathormone in the blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

Though there hasn’t been a definite connection established between epilepsy and parathyroid dysfunction, supplemental parathormone has been effective as a treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

If there is insufficient parathormone, the calcium and phosphorous locked up in the bones can’t be delivered to the rest of the body and the body can be calcium and phosphorous starved even though there are sufficient amounts in the bones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy 101: The Parathyroid Gland And How It Affects Our Health.] Reference

Osteoporosis a. Deficiency of parathormone e.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference