The hormone plays a role in regulating blood calcium levels, helping the body maintain
adequate calcium stores in the bloodstream to protect bone health.
Not exact matches
From a physiological standpoint, if you do not keep
adequate stores of
calcium in your blood, your body will pull it from your bones and teeth.
This process of muscular contraction can last for as long as there is
adequate ATP and
Calcium stores.
I say «metabolism» because a patient can have
adequate stores of
calcium in the body, however it may not be «directed» to the appropriate area of the body and result in symptoms (in this case the soft tissue or smooth muscle of the uterus).
For example,
adequate vitamin D and vitamin K are necessary for your body to absorb
calcium and
store in the right places, so if you don't have enough of vitamins D and K, you can run into issues.