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  • abbreviation parathyroid hormone

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  • initialism electronics Abbreviation of Plated Through-Hole.

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Examples

  • In the case of the African vaccine, called PTH, the earliest introduction would be around five years from now.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • For a product as innovative as PTH, which is expected to regrow bone quite aggressively through a unique mode of action, I do not believe this is adequate or fair.

    The Impact of Biotechnology on the Health-Care Industry 1997

  • It could be his parathyroid hormone interfering with his vitamin D production, but his labs for PTH are normal.

    After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010

  • I stopped by the SparkFun pavilion to watch a PTH soldering workshop on their Metro-Gnome, Terror-min, or ClockIt kits — a metronome, theremin, or alarm clock, respectively.

    Buzzine » Maker Faire 2009

  • The correct diagnosis in this case came from my being thorough and ordering a test, the PTH, that I really thought was going to be normal.

    Horse-Zebra Hybrid 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • Sometimes one of them can grow a tumor that produces PTH regardless of serum calcium levels, which are normally held within a narrow range by multiple regulatory mechanisms.

    Archive 2009-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • Sometimes one of them can grow a tumor that produces PTH regardless of serum calcium levels, which are normally held within a narrow range by multiple regulatory mechanisms.

    Horse-Zebra Hybrid 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • The correct diagnosis in this case came from my being thorough and ordering a test, the PTH, that I really thought was going to be normal.

    Archive 2009-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • Parathyroid hormone (PTH): Made by the (duh) parathyroid gland, this functions to regulate calcium levels in the body.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • Parathyroid hormone (PTH): Made by the (duh) parathyroid gland, this functions to regulate calcium levels in the body.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

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