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Calcium Phosphates
Medical Definition: | Calcium salts of phosphoric acid. These compounds are frequently used as calcium supplements. |
Guide Notes: | GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; often used as calcium supplement |
Apatites - A group of phosphate minerals that includes ten mineral species and has the general formula X5(YO4)3Z, where X is usually calcium or lead, Y is phosphorus or arsenic, and Z is chlorine, fluorine, or OH-. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) | |
Calcium Pyrophosphate - An inorganic pyrophosphate which affects calcium metabolism in mammals. Abnormalities in its metabolism occur in some human diseases, notably HYPOPHOSPHATASIA and pseudogout (CHONDROCALCINOSIS). |
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