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Calcitonin

Known as: calcitonins, Calcitrin, Calcitonin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Bone Density Conservation AgentsNeuropeptidespeptide hormone
CALCA geneCalcitonin Ab:PrThr:Pt:Ser:OrdCalcitonin Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:Immune stainCalcitonin Gene-Related Peptide

Narrower (13)

CALCA protein, humanCCP IICiba 47175-BACibacalcin

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Identification of putative peptide paracrines/hormones in the water flea Daphnia pulex (Crustacea; Branchiopoda; Cladocera) using transcriptomics and immunohistochemistry.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Soy isoflavones' osteoprotective role in postmenopausal women: mechanism of action.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Adapting atomic force microscopy for cell biology.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Calcium absorption, endogenous excretion, and endocrine changes during and after long-term bed rest.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity and their relation to substance P-, somatostatin-, galanin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and…
SummaryBy use of the indirect immunofluorescence technique the distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-like… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Dynorphin-(1–13), dopamine and feeding in rats
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Separation of parathyroid hormone and calcitonin-sensitive cells from non-responsive bone cells
BONE growth and remodelling depend on resorption and deposition at the local level. The balance between these two processes seems… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Advances in the gas chromatographic analysis of amino acid phenyl- and methylthiohydantoins.
Review
1971
Review
1971
Ionic and hormonal control of calcium homeostasis.
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