Calcitonin, the forgotten hormone: does it deserve to be forgotten?

Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid hormone secreted by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. Calcitonin has been preserved during the transition from ocean-based life to land dwellers and is phylogenetically older than parathyroid hormone. Calcitonin secretion is stimulated by increases in the serum calcium...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical kidney journal 2015-04, Vol.8 (2), p.180-187
Hauptverfasser:	Felsenfeld, Arnold J., Levine, Barton S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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