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Noun
/ˌkalsəˈtōnən/,
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A hormone secreted by the thyroid that has the effect of lowering blood calcium,
  1. A hormone secreted by the thyroid that has the effect of lowering blood calcium

  1. thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
  2. Calcitonin is a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells (also known as C-cells) of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimobranchial body. ...
  3. thyrocalcitonin
  4. A hormone produced by the thyroid that plays a role in regulating calcium levels.
  5. (in  hormone (biochemistry): Ultimobranchial tissue and calcitonin)
  6. (Miacalcin, Fortical): a hormone used to treat metabolic bone disease; treats hypercalcemia secondary to neoplasia and poison toxicity
  7. A hormone naturally secreted by the thyroid gland that make the osteoclasts less active, allowing for more bone formation to take place.
  8. A hormone produced by medullary thyroid cancer. Its measurements in the blood is a sensitive test for early diagnosis, as well as detecting recurrance following an operation for medullary thyroid cancer. More about this.
  9. A hormone that reduces the release of calcium from bone thus lowering blood calcium concentration
  10. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland; available as a medication, in an injectable form and as a nasal spray; used to treat osteoporosis and relieve pain caused by spinal fractures.
  11. A hormone made in the thyroid gland that increases calcium deposition in bone and increases urinary calcium. The opposite function to parathyroid hormone.
  12. an antiresorptive medication for the treatment of osteoporosis.
  13. A polypeptide hormone that inhibits the resorptive activity of osteoclasts.
  14. A naturally occurring hormone involved in calcium regulation and bone metabolism.
  15. A natural hormone secreted by special cells in the thyroid gland that inhibits bone loss. Calcitonin inhibits bone resorption. Synthetic calcitonin is used to treat patients with osteoporosis; it may slow bone resorption.