Phosphorus

mineral · musculoskeletal · digestive · renal · Oral

Phosphorus, a mineral. Essential dietary macromineral. Backbone of ATP/ADP, nucleic acids and phospholipid membranes; ~85% resides in bone as hydroxyapatite. Absorbed…

Essential dietary macromineral. Backbone of ATP/ADP, nucleic acids and phospholipid membranes; ~85% resides in bone as hydroxyapatite. Absorbed via sodium-dependent NaPi-IIb cotransport (upregulated by calcitriol); serum level set by renal reabsorption under PTH and FGF23 control.