Parathyroid hormone (PTH), also called parathormone or parathyrin, is a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that is important in bone remodeling, which is an ongoing process in which bone tissue is alternately resorbed and rebuilt over time. PTH is secreted in response to low blood serum calcium (Ca 2+) levels.
See also: Legionnaires' disease. On July 21, 1976, the American Legion opened its annual three-day convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 Legionaires, mostly men, attended the convention.
Wichita Kansas - Site of American GI Forum of Kansas 2008 Conference. WHO / WHAT: AMVETS National Commander Ed Kemp joined the leaders of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the American GI Forum on a three-day tour of Iraq that included briefings with top U.