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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044169
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044169
Preferred Name

Receptors, Calcium-Sensing

Definitions
A class of G-protein-coupled receptors that react to varying extracellular CALCIUM levels. Calcium-sensing receptors in the PARATHYROID GLANDS play an important role in the maintenance of calcium HOMEOSTASIS by regulating the release of PARATHYROID HORMONE. They differ from INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM-SENSING PROTEINS which sense intracellular calcium levels.
Synonyms
Receptor, Ca-Sensing
Extracellular Calcium Ion Sensing Receptor
Receptor, Ca2+-Sensing
Ca-Sensing Receptor
Calcium Sensing Receptor Protein
Calcium Receptors
Ca2+ Sensing Receptor
Receptor, Parathyroid Calcium-Sensing
Receptors, Calcium Sensing
Calcium Sensing Receptors
Receptors, Ca-Sensing
Receptor, Calcium-Sensing
Ca Sensing Receptors
Calcium-Sensing Receptors
Receptor Protein, Calcium-Sensing
Receptors, Calcium
Calcium-Sensing Receptor Protein
Extracellular Calcium-Ion Sensing Receptor
CASR Protein
Receptor, Ca Sensing
Calcium-Sensing Receptor, Parathyroid
Ca-Sensing Receptors
Calcium-Sensing Receptor
Parathyroid Calcium-Sensing Receptor
Ca2+-Sensing Receptor
Calcium Sensing Receptor
Parathyroid Calcium Sensing Receptor
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