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.
Last year, Taylor cancelled the 2010 American Renaissance conference, scheduled to be held in Herndon, Virginia, after he claimed the hotels hosting the conference and guests had received threats from anti-racist groups. Taylor later managed to hold a scaled-down version of the conference in Northern Virginia.