Calcitonin

Introduction: Calcitonin

Description of Calcitonin

Calcitonin: A test that measures levels of calcitonin hormone in the blood.

Calcitonin: A peptide hormone, of which eight forms in five species are known; composed of 32 amino acids and produced by the parathyroid, thyroid, and thymus glands; its action is opposite to that of parathyroid hormone in that calcitonin increases deposition of calcium and phosphate in bone and lowers the level of calcium in the blood; its level in the blood is increased by glucagon and by Ca²⁺ and thus opposes postprandial hypercalcemia. SYN: thyrocalcitonin. [calci- + G. tonos, stretching, + -in]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Calcitonin: A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood. When the calcium level is too high, calcitonin lowers it.
Source: National Institute of Health

Calcitonin: a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia, which lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion; chemotherapy for Paget's disease and severe hypercalcemia.
Source: Diseases Database

Calcitonin: a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia, which lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion; chemotherapy for Paget's disease and severe hypercalcemia.
Source: CRISP

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Calcitonin:

Terms Similar to Calcitonin:

• Salcatonin
• Thyrocalcitonin

Source: Diseases Database

• Thyrocalcitonin

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Receptors, Calcitonin

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Calcitonin

• Peptide Hormones
• Neuropeptides

Source - MeSH 2007

• peptide hormone

Source - CRISP

The term Calcitonin can be used for:

• thyrocalcitonin

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Calcitonin:

• thyroid hormone

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Calcitonin

The following list attempts to classify Calcitonin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
  • Hormones
    • Peptide Hormones
      • Calcitonin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Neuropeptides
      • Calcitonin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Peptide Hormones
      • Calcitonin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Nerve Tissue Proteins
      • Neuropeptides
        • Calcitonin

External links related to: Calcitonin

• Miacalcin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Calcitonin (salmon) - RxList Monographs
• OMIM - CALCITONIN/CALCITONIN-RELATED POLYPEPTIDE, ALPHA; CALCA
• Miacalcic Ampoules, Multidose Vials , SPC from the eMC
• Calcitonin for preventing and treating corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis (Cochrane Review)
• MIACALCIC Nasal Spray , SPC from the eMC
• Calcitonin for metastatic bone pain (Cochrane Review)
• calcitonin - General Practice Notebook

Source: Diseases Database

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