Heterogeneity of immunoreactive calcitonin in normal human thyroid.
1978
A Jullienne, and
D Raulais, and
C Calmettes, and
M S Moukhtar, and
G Milhaud
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D002116
Calcitonin
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.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013961
Thyroid Gland
A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.