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Parathyroid hormone is responsible for maintaining homeostatic levels of which substance?
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Calcium (specifically serum ionized Ca2+). PTH raises blood calcium by increasing bone resorption, increasing renal Ca2+ reabsorption, reducing renal phosphate reabsorption, and stimulating renal production of active vitamin D (which increases intestinal Ca2+ absorption).
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