cal·ci·to·nin

(kăl′sĭ-tō′nĭn)

A peptide hormone, secreted by the thyroid gland in humans or produced synthetically, that lowers plasma calcium and phosphate levels without augmenting calcium accretion and is used therapeutically to treat diseases such as osteoporosis. Also called thyrocalcitonin.

[calci- + ton(e) + -in.]

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calcitonin

(ˌkælsɪˈtəʊnɪn)

(Biochemistry) a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood. Also called: thyrocalcitonin Compare parathyroid hormone

[C20: from calci- + ton(ic) + -in]

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cal•ci•to•nin

(ˌkæl sɪˈtoʊ nɪn)

n.

a thyroid hormone involved in regulating calcium levels in the blood.

[1960–65; calci- + tone + -in¹]

calcitonin

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland. It lowers the calcium level in blood.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

calcitonin - thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone

thyrocalcitonin

thyroid hormone - any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically

Translations

calcitonina

cal·ci·to·nin

n. calcitonina, hormona segregada por la tiroides que estimula el transporte del calcio de la sangre a los huesos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

calcitonin

n calcitonina

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Initially, we started him on subcutaneous calcitonin daily for six months.

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There was no association between the levels of calcium and calcitonin between the two groups (p>0.05; Table 5).

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In both cases, sections (4[micro]m) of the primary tumor and fragments of the epidural spinal metastases were submitted for immunohistochemistry (IHC) with primary antibodies specific for thyroglobulin (mouse monoclonal, clone DAK-tg6; DAKO) and calcitonin (rabbit polyclonal; DAKO).

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Amylin (AMY) and salmon calcitonin (sCT) have structural similarities and belong to the calcitonin family of peptides.

Intrathecal amylin and salmon calcitonin affect formalin induced c-Fos expression in the spinal cord of rats