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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370311/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815174 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv011 |