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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
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
22372
Unique Identifier:
D002116
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