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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Calcitonin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Calcitonin
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Calcitonin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Calcitonin

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Calcitonin  

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  • Calcitonin(1-32)
  • Calcitrin
  • Thyrocalcitonin

Scope note

  • A peptide hormone that lowers calcium concentration in the blood. In humans, it is released by thyroid cells and acts to decrease the formation and absorptive activity of osteoclasts. Its role in regulating plasma calcium is much greater in children and in certain diseases than in normal adults.

History note

  • 74,66-67; was THYROCALCITONIN 1968-73 & 1964-65 (Prov 1964-65)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002116

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