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Descriptor
English
:
Calcitonin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Calcitonina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Calcitonina
Synonyms
English
:
Thyrocalcitonin
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.150
D12.644.400.095
D12.644.548.150
D12.776.641.650.095
Definition
English
:
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.
Pharmacological Action:
Bone Density Conservation Agents
See Related
English
:
Receptors, Calcitonin
History Note
English
:
74,66-67; was THYROCALCITONIN 1968-73 & 1964-65 (Prov 1964-65)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
analogs & derivatives
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
biosynthesis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
drug effects
deficiency
diagnostic use
economics
genetics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
22372
Unique Identifier:
D002116
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