resorption

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The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption.

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At high dietary doses (corresponding to several hundred mg/day in humans) ascorbate is accumulated in the body until the plasma levels reach the renal resorption threshold, which is about 1.5 mg/dL in men and 1.3 mg/dL in women. Source: Internet

As bone formation actively fixes circulating calcium in its mineral form, removing it from the bloodstream, resorption actively unfixes it thereby increasing circulating calcium levels. Source: Internet

Cell culture studies have linked increased bone resorption and decreased bone formation with high intakes. Source: Internet

"Gallium, known as an inhibitor of bone resorption, is effective in treating disorders associated with accelerated bone loss, including osteoporosis, hypercalcemia, Paget's disease, and multiple myeloma. Source: Internet

It is not until a few days later that the tail is reabsorbed, due to the higher thyroxin concentrations required for tail resorption. Source: Internet

Bone is constantly remodelled by the resorption of osteoclasts and created by osteoblasts.sfn Osteoclasts are large cells with multiple nuclei located on bone surfaces in what are called Howship's lacunae (or resorption pits). Source: Internet

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