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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Calcitonin
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Receptors, Calcitonin  

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  • Calcitonin Receptor
  • Calcitonin Receptors
  • Receptor, Calcitonin

Scope note

  • Cell surface proteins that bind calcitonin and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Calcitonin receptors outside the nervous system mediate the role of calcitonin in calcium homeostasis. The role of calcitonin receptors in the brain is not well understood.

History note

  • 94; was CALCITONIN RECEPTOR (NM) 1981-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018003

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