"Calcitonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.150 D12.644.400.095 D12.644.548.150 D12.776.631.650.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcitonin- Calcitonin
- Calcitrin
- Thyrocalcitonin
- Calcitonin(1-32)
Pro-Calcitonin- Pro-Calcitonin
- Pro Calcitonin
- Calcitonin-1
- Calcitonin 1
- Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha
- Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein
- Procalcitonin
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcitonin" by people in Profiles.
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N-Glycosylation of Asparagine 130 in the Extracellular Domain of the Human Calcitonin Receptor Significantly Increases Peptide Hormone Affinity. Biochemistry. 2017 07 05; 56(26):3380-3393.
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Community-acquired pneumonia: judicious use of antibiotics or treatment failure? Hosp Pediatr. 2013 Apr; 3(2):180-1.
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Immortalization of osteoclast precursors by targeting Bcl -XL and Simian virus 40 large T antigen to the osteoclast lineage in transgenic mice. J Clin Invest. 1998 Jul 01; 102(1):88-97.
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[Urinary calcium and phosphate during fasting. Effect of various hormonal factors (author's transl)]. Sem Hop. 1982 Jun 10; 58(23):1432-6.
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[Action of calcitonin, alone or combined triiodothyronine, on urinary calcium and phosphate levels during fasting]. Nouv Presse Med. 1978 Oct 14; 7(35):3150.
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[[Calciuria and phosphaturia during fasting. Effect of calcitonin alone or with a thyroid hormonotherapy combination]. Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic. 1978 Oct; 45(10):529-33.
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[Current treatment of common osteoporosis]. Therapeutique. 1972 May-Jun; 48(5):399-401.