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Calcitonin

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Definition: 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.     
Pharmacological Action Bone Density Conservation Agents
See Also Receptors, Calcitonin 		Other names Thyrocalcitonin; Ciba 47175BA; Ciba 47175 BA; Calcitonin, Eel; Eel Calcitonin; Ciba 47175-BA; Calcitrin; Calcitonin(1-32)Drugs* : CIBACALCIN
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Mal-PL-sCT  0   *Calcitonin *Polyethylene Glycols. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;62(3):296-304
2PEG-Mal-sCT  0   *Polyethylene Glycols Calcitonin. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;62(3):296-304
calcitonin (9-32), human  0   *Calcitonin *Peptide Fragments. Biochem J 2004 Sep 15;382(Pt 3):945-56
salmon calcitonin (8-32)  0   *Calcitonin. Br J Pharmacol 196 Jan;117(2):347-50
calcitonin, eel, Hse(32)-amide  0   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem Mol Biol Int 1996 Nov;40(5):923-9
SB 205614  0   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Bone 1995 Apr;16(4):435-44
calcitonin, sardine  0   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Zoolog Sci 1994 Oct;11(5):713-6
CCP II  0   *Calcitonin *Peptide Fragments. J Histochem Cytochem 1993 Nov;41(11):1605-10
t-butyloxycarbonyl-cyclo(cysteinyl-t-butylseryl-asparaginyl-leucyl-t-butylseryl-t-butylthreonyl-cysteinyl)-valyl-leucyl-glycine  139555-60-5   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Int J Pept Protein Res 1991 Dec;38(6):562-8
calcitonin, salmon, Gly(8)-Ala(16)-des-Leu(19)  114869-79-3   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1990;127(1):163
RG 12851  120318-94-7 Calcitonin (salmon reduced), 1-(N-(1-oxopropyl)-L-alanine)-7-L-alanine-19-de-L-leucine  Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1990;126(6):2845
calcitonin, salmon, Gly(8)-des-Leu(16)-Arg(24)  115888-20-5   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Pharmacol 1988;155(3):285
calcitonin, (4-azidobenzoyl)-Arg(11,18)-Lys(14)  116469-30-8   *Azides Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem J 1988;253(2):505
calcitonin, salmon, Arg(11,18)-Lys(14)  116381-07-8   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1988;123(3):1483
calcitonin, Arg-3-nitrophenylazido-Lys  114451-34-2   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem J 1988;250(3):877
calcitonin, human, Val(8)  89355-26-0   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. FEBS Lett 1987;210(1):56
calcitonin, human, Gly(8)  95548-37-1   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Int J Pept Protein Res 1985;25(1):105
calcitonin, salmon, Gly(8)  88433-78-7   Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Int J Pept Protein Res 1985;25(1):105
calcitonin, human, des-Phe(16)  86370-01-6 Calcitonin, 16-de-L-phenylalanine  Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1983;112(4):1288
calcitonin, salmon, des-Leu(16)  86370-00-5 Calcitonin, 16-de-L-leucine  Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1983;112(4):1288
katacalcin  85916-47-8 Katacalcin (human)  *Calcitonin *Peptide Fragments. Lancet 1983;1(8329):846
preprocalcitonin  80296-97-5 Calcitonin, prepro  *Calcitonin *Protein Precursors. J Biol Chem 1982;127(1):241
procalcitonin  56645-65-9 Calcitonin, pro  *Calcitonin *Protein Precursors Glycoproteins. J Biol Chem 1981;256(6):2803
calcitonin, salmon, des-Ser(2)  75660-90-1 Calcitonin, 2-de-L-serine  Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1981;108(3):831
salmon calcitonin  47931-85-1   *Calcitonin Bone Density/drug effects.
Pharma Action Bone Density Conservation Agents 		Endocrinology 1981;108(3):831CALCIMAR; MIACALCIN; CALCITONIN-SALMON; FORTICAL
elcatonin  60731-46-6 1,7-Dicarbacalcitonin, 1-butanoic acid-26-L-aspartic acid-27-L-valine-29-L-alanine  Calcitonin/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinol Jap 24(3):281;1977; Experientia 32(9):1104;1976

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