noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
dietary
▪ The present results show that dietary calcium has a site specific effect on the solubility of bile acids.
▪ This includes dietary phosphate and calcium restriction as well as aluminum hydroxide antacids.
▪ Moreover, one experimental study showed increased tumour formation with dietary calcium.
▪ Intestinal Calcium Absorption. Dietary calcium gains access to the organism mostly by transport in the small intestine.
▪ The bile acid concentration in faecal water also decreased with increasing dietary calcium, and this was not influenced by dietary phosphate.
▪ Supplementary dietary calcium has been shown in some studies to reduce colonic cell proliferation in man.
▪ Quantification of these interactions is essential for a proper discussion of the intestinal effects of dietary calcium and phosphate.
▪ Increased dietary calcium increased faecal phosphate because the formation of insoluble calcium phosphate inhibits the absorption of phosphate.
high
▪ Invitro, high extracellular calcium concentrations inhibit the proliferation of human colonic epithelial cells and several colonic cancer cell lines.
▪ They develop mainly in fresh tap water, especially if it contains a high percentage of calcium salts.
▪ Therefore some quantity of clay high in calcium content should be placed in the tank bottom.
▪ Aredia had been used for more than five years to periodically treat high calcium levels in myeloma patients, Berenson said.
▪ You could add a piece of cuttlefish bone, which is high in calcium, and would dissolve in the water.
intestinal
▪ Dietary phosphate did not interfere with these intestinal effects of calcium.
▪ Both increased bone resorption and increased intestinal absorption of calcium occur.
▪ In the chronic therapy of hypercalcemia caused by increased bone resorption or increased intestinal calcium absorption glucocorticoids are effective.
▪ Vitamin D deficiency decreases intestinal calcium absorption, resulting in hypocalcemia.
▪ Hydroxylation of vitamin D gives a derivative that will increase intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphates.
intracellular
▪ It is through its regulation of intracellular calcium that InsP 3 functions to regulate so many cellular processes.
▪ As indicated previously, intracellular calcium is usually an inhibitor of adenylate cyclase, but this is not invariably the case.
▪ Therefore the release of intracellular membrane-bound calcium precedes the onset of the stimulus-induced degranulation.
▪ However, at high concentrations of intracellular calcium, all calmodulin binding sites are occupied.
low
▪ Supplementary dietary phosphate decreased the fatty acid concentration only on the low calcium diet.
▪ Thus, at low concentrations, calcium is an activator of the enzyme.
▪ Looking at the table we can see how low the calcium level is in cereals.
▪ The traditional bran mash is very low in calcium and can therefore add to the problem instead of helping it.
▪ Some glazes contain elevated magnesia which increases their durability; this was certainly necessary given the low calcium oxide levels.
▪ Another very unusual feature of these glasses is that they contain very low calcium oxide levels-c. 1 %.
▪ These are thought by researchers to be the result of low calcium and magnesium and high aluminium in the brain.
total
▪ If the serum albumin concentration is normal, the total serum calcium level reflects the ionized calcium concentration.
▪ To do so, a concurrent measurement of serum albumin and total calcium should be obtained.
■ NOUN
carbonate
▪ Calcareous regosols contain free calcium carbonate in the parent material, shelly sand.
▪ Absorbable antacids such as calcium carbonate must be discontinued.
▪ The skeletal parts of hard corals are made of calcium carbonate and if this is in short supply they can suffer.
▪ They use it to fashion the coccoliths shown here, their armoured skeletons made of chalk or calcium carbonate plates.
▪ As the time for the moult approaches, the animal absorbs much of the calcium carbonate from its shell into its blood.
▪ Calcareous soils are freely drained soils containing free calcium carbonate within the profile.
▪ Softies Leather corals lack the hard calcium carbonate skeleton of stony corals.
▪ Chemically, chalk is largely calcium carbonate, he argues, and so should yield carbon dioxide if immersed in an acid.
channel
▪ Verapamil, a slow calcium channel blocker minimises cellular injury resulting from calcium influx into cells during hypoxia or ischaemia.
▪ Steroids and calcium channel blockers reversed the condition, and the patients improved.
▪ Similarly, the plasma membrane of olfactory cells seems to have an InsP 3 -sensitive calcium channel.
▪ Many are still prescribing calcium channel blockers, which increase the risk of death.
▪ That would introduce a bias toward heart trouble among calcium channel blocker users.
chloride
▪ Other co-products include calcium chloride, with applications ranging from the oil and chemical industries to dust-laying in coal mines.
▪ The use of calcium chloride must be discouraged because of the potential for serious burns in the infusion area.
▪ These ores were deposited from basinal brines rich in calcium chloride.
▪ Here, too, metal reinforcements set in the concrete have rusted because the concrete contained too much calcium chloride.
▪ And anyway, the calcium chloride was the most favoured.
concentration
▪ Invitro, high extracellular calcium concentrations inhibit the proliferation of human colonic epithelial cells and several colonic cancer cell lines.
▪ If the serum albumin concentration is normal, the total serum calcium level reflects the ionized calcium concentration.
▪ No other endocrine abnormalities were present and calcium concentrations returned to normal after surgery.
▪ When the uremia is severe enough to warrant dialysis, this therapy usually results in a correction of the serum calcium concentration.
▪ It acts by inhibiting bone resorption of calcium thereby preventing significant variations in plasma calcium concentrations.
content
▪ Being an alkaline-loving plant it requires some calcium content.
▪ Some tablets are labeled for their calcium content.
▪ Therefore some quantity of clay high in calcium content should be placed in the tank bottom.
▪ Like milk, they vary in both fat and calcium content.
▪ Whole milk contains fat, so a better choice that still retains the calcium content is semi-skimmed or skimmed milk.
▪ Acidity and calcium content of a lake are of paramount importance to fish health.
▪ However, we only need moderate amounts, though we do need milk for its calcium content.
ion
▪ As with Aplysia, a key player in this process appears to be calcium ions.
▪ The mineral calcite is made up of carbonate sheets and intervening planes of calcium ions.
level
▪ Looking at the table we can see how low the calcium level is in cereals.
▪ Its overall effect is to raise serum ionized calcium levels and lower serum phosphorus levels.
▪ Do not use coral sand as a filter bed substrate as this will gradually dissolve and affect the calcium level.
▪ You can take modest calcium supplements if your urine calcium levels are not elevated.
▪ And maintaining adequate calcium levels is important for women during the child-bearing years.
▪ If the serum albumin concentration is normal, the total serum calcium level reflects the ionized calcium concentration.
▪ The serum calcium level should occasionally be checked.
▪ Aredia had been used for more than five years to periodically treat high calcium levels in myeloma patients, Berenson said.
oxide
▪ Some glazes contain elevated magnesia which increases their durability; this was certainly necessary given the low calcium oxide levels.
▪ Another very unusual feature of these glasses is that they contain very low calcium oxide levels-c. 1 %.
▪ When calcium carbonate is heated it decomposes into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide.
phosphate
▪ As shown earlier, taurine conjugated bile acids are not precipitated by calcium or calcium phosphate.
▪ These include the development of tetany and the deposition of calcium phosphate in soft tissues.
▪ In contrast, the unconjugated, carboxylic, bile acids are easily precipitated by calcium phosphate.
▪ Over the past decade many synthetic bone fillers have been made, almost all of which are calcium phosphate or carbonate-based ceramics.
▪ Calcium supplementation increased the intestinal concentrations of insoluble phosphate, which indicates formation of insoluble calcium phosphate.
▪ Increased dietary calcium increased faecal phosphate because the formation of insoluble calcium phosphate inhibits the absorption of phosphate.
release
▪ This variability is evident when studying purified receptors in artificial membranes, calcium release in single cells or in cell populations.
▪ There are two main ways in which the sensitivity of InsP 3 -induced calcium release might vary.
serum
▪ At the time of sacrifice, blood was obtained for measurement of serum calcium, phosphate, and albumin.
▪ Therefore, to diagnose hypercalcemia in a suspected case, one must obtain at least three separate measurements of the serum calcium.
▪ They both participate in the regulation of the concentration of serum calcium.
▪ Intravenous phosphate has been recommended for lowering the serum calcium when other measures have failed.
▪ If the serum albumin concentration is normal, the total serum calcium level reflects the ionized calcium concentration.
▪ The serum calcium level should occasionally be checked.
▪ The sources for the elevated serum calcium in dialysis patients are multiple.
▪ When the uremia is severe enough to warrant dialysis, this therapy usually results in a correction of the serum calcium concentration.
supplement
▪ It is made from a solution of calcium hydroxide, and, as this implies, it is a calcium supplement.
▪ On the other hand, calcium supplements are recommended to prevent osteoporosis after menopause.
▪ Eat extra protein from other sources and take a calcium supplement, which your doctor can prescribe.
▪ The Nurses' Health Study also found that women who took calcium supplements had the highest risks for kidney stones.
▪ If grain is fed to a horse it is essential to add a calcium supplement.
▪ A shortcut quickly comes to mind: Just take a calcium supplement.
supplementation
▪ The most rational therapy in these conditions is calcium supplementation and vitamin D replacement.
▪ The treatment of this condition consists of vitamin D therapy and calcium supplementation.
▪ Nevertheless, the director of the study stressed the importance of calcium supplementation during pregnancy.
■ VERB
add
▪ Just add calcium to the oocyte and meiosis will run to completion.
▪ If grain is fed to a horse it is essential to add a calcium supplement.
contain
▪ Non-calcareous rock which does not contain calcium.
▪ Calcareous regosols contain free calcium carbonate in the parent material, shelly sand.
▪ These initiation sites may represent areas containing calcium stores that are particularly sensitive to activators such as InsP 3.
▪ Calcareous soils are freely drained soils containing free calcium carbonate within the profile.
▪ Another very unusual feature of these glasses is that they contain very low calcium oxide levels-c. 1 %.
increase
▪ The bile acid concentration in faecal water also decreased with increasing dietary calcium, and this was not influenced by dietary phosphate.
▪ Both increased bone resorption and increased intestinal absorption of calcium occur.
▪ In the chronic therapy of hypercalcemia caused by increased bone resorption or increased intestinal calcium absorption glucocorticoids are effective.
▪ This results in prolonging the action potential and thus increases calcium influx into the cell.
▪ Hydroxylation of vitamin D gives a derivative that will increase intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphates.
need
▪ As mentioned above, to remove magnesium bicarbonate hardness requires twice as much lime as is needed for calcium bicarbonate.
▪ This can have disastrous consequences for growing horses who need calcium for bone formation.
▪ So women around, or beyond, this age will probably need more calcium than before.
▪ Which child needs more calcium and iron?
▪ So, to answer the question, it's the child on the left who needs more calcium and iron.
▪ However, we only need moderate amounts, though we do need milk for its calcium content.
remove
▪ The resin removes the calcium bicarbonate, leaving behind all the essential trace elements.
▪ It removes the calcium compounds in the bone.
▪ This unit removes calcium and magnesium from the water, preventing limescale from building up in the machine and on your tableware.
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▪ And another for six to twelve year olds, with extra vitamins plus calcium and iron.
▪ Control: Watering regularly, especially when fruits are swelling, and apply Chempak calcium nitrate.
▪ During calcium ingestion, factors such as calcitonin might attenuate bone resorption, while bone calcium deposition continues.
▪ In one path, the 40K decays to a calcium isotope, 40Ca.
▪ It also favours a small quantity of calcium.
▪ Just keep the oocyte in a medium that is lacking in calcium.
▪ Since compliance is a problem with disulfiram, this shorter duration of action would appear to limit the effectiveness of calcium carbamide.
▪ They both participate in the regulation of the concentration of serum calcium.