Since 1999, Nissan has been part of the RenaultâNissan Alliance, a partnership between Nissan and French automaker Renault. As of 2013, Renault holds a 43.4% voting stake in Nissan, while Nissan holds a 15% non-voting stake in Renault. Carlos Ghosn serves as CEO of both companies.
Figure 1: Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. Vitamin D enters circulation via synthesis in the skin or intestinal absorption and is subsequently converted to its active form, 1,25(OH) 2 D via separate hydroxylation processes in the liver and kidneys.
a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular or C cells of the thyroid gland, which is involved in plasma calcium homeostasis. It acts to decrease the rate of bone resorption. Called also thyrocalcitonin. calcitonin gene-related peptides.