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Thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
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calcitonin
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Calcitonin (also known as thyrocalcitonin ) is a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells (also known as C-cells) of the thyroid , and in many other animals in the ultimobranchial body . It ...
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n. (context hormone English) thyrocalcitonin
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n. thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone [syn: thyrocalcitonin ]
Usage examples of calcitonin.
It was reported in 1963 that the parathyroid produces a second hormone, calcitonin, acting in opposition to tbe parathyroid hormone, as insulin acts in opposition to glucagon.
It might even be considered a hormone that like the recently discovered calcitonin (see p.
The parathyroid hormone calcitonin and vitamin D do the same for the calcium ion concentration in the blood.