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Descriptor English: Calcitonin
Descriptor Spanish: Calcitonina
Descriptor calcitonina
Entry term(s) tirocalcitonina
Scope note: Hormona peptídica que disminuye la concentración del calcio en la sangre. En el ser humano es liberada por las células de la glándula tiroides y disminuye la formación de los osteoclastos y su actividad resortiva. Su papel en la regulación del calcio plasmático es mucho mayor en los niños y en ciertas enfermedades que en los adultos normales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Calcitonina
Descriptor French: Calcitonine
Entry term(s): Calcitonin(1-32)
Calcitonin, Eel
Calcitrin
Ciba 47175 BA
Ciba 47175-BA
Ciba 47175BA
Eel Calcitonin
Thyrocalcitonin
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.150
D06.472.931.052
D12.644.400.095
D12.644.548.150
D12.776.631.650.095
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002116
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Registry Number: 9007-12-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Calcitonin
Public MeSH Note: 74,66-67; was THYROCALCITONIN 1968-73
Online Note: use CALCITONIN to search THYROCALCITONIN 1966-73
History Note: 74,66-67; was THYROCALCITONIN 1968-73 & 1964-65 (Prov 1964-65)
Related: Receptors, Calcitonin MeSH
DeCS ID: 22372
Unique ID: D002116
NLM Classification: WK 202
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/05/22
Calcitonin - Preferred
Concept UI M0003145
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Calcitonin
Entry term(s) Calcitonin(1-32)
Calcitrin
Thyrocalcitonin
Ciba 47175-BA - Narrower
Concept UI M0003147
Preferred term Ciba 47175-BA
Entry term(s) Ciba 47175 BA
Ciba 47175BA
Eel Calcitonin - Narrower
Concept UI M0003146
Preferred term Eel Calcitonin
Entry term(s) Calcitonin, Eel



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