{"id":2,"date":"2022-05-18T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grvcal.grvt.in\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-05-18T17:50:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:50:24","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grvcal.grvt.in\/","title":{"rendered":"GRVCAL ( E &#8211; Literature ) &#8211; PRODUCT OF GRVT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Calcium<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_element\">chemical element<\/a>&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Symbol_(chemistry)\">symbol<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>Ca<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atomic_number\">atomic number<\/a>&nbsp;20. As an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alkaline_earth_metal\">alkaline earth metal<\/a>, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to its heavier homologues&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strontium\">strontium<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barium\">barium<\/a>. It is the fifth most abundant element in Earth&#8217;s crust, and the third most abundant metal, after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron\">iron<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aluminium\">aluminium<\/a>. The most common calcium compound on Earth is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calcium_carbonate\">calcium carbonate<\/a>, found in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limestone\">limestone<\/a>&nbsp;and the fossilised remnants of early sea life;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gypsum\">gypsum<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anhydrite\">anhydrite<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fluorite\">fluorite<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apatite\">apatite<\/a>&nbsp;are also sources of calcium. The name derives from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latin_language\">Latin<\/a>&nbsp;<em>calx<\/em>&nbsp;&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lime_(material)\">lime<\/a>&#8220;, which was obtained from heating limestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calcium is the most abundant metal and the fifth-most abundant element in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_body#Composition\">human body<\/a>. As&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrolyte\">electrolytes<\/a>, calcium ions play a vital role in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physiology\">physiological<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biochemistry\">biochemical<\/a>&nbsp;processes of organisms and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cell_(biology)\">cells<\/a>: in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Signal_transduction\">signal transduction<\/a>&nbsp;pathways where they act as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_messenger\">second messenger<\/a>; in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neurotransmitter\">neurotransmitter<\/a>&nbsp;release from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neurons\">neurons<\/a>; in contraction of all&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muscle_cell\">muscle cell<\/a>&nbsp;types; as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cofactor_(biochemistry)\">cofactors<\/a>&nbsp;in many&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enzyme\">enzymes<\/a>; and in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fertilization\">fertilization<\/a>. Calcium ions outside cells are important for maintaining the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Potential_difference\">potential difference<\/a>&nbsp;across excitable&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cell_membrane\">cell membranes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protein\">protein<\/a>&nbsp;synthesis, and bone formation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcium&nbsp;is a&nbsp;chemical element&nbsp;with the&nbsp;symbol&nbsp;Ca&nbsp;and&nbsp;atomic number&nbsp;20. As an&nbsp;alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to its heavier homologues&nbsp;strontium&nbsp;and&nbsp;barium. It is the fifth most abundant element in Earth&#8217;s crust, and the third most abundant metal, after&nbsp;iron&nbsp;and&nbsp;aluminium. 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