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Calcitonin: Physiology and Pathophysiology
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THE calcium-lowering and phosphate-lowering hormone calcitonin was discovered by Copp et al. in 1962,1 and it was soon viewed as a major calcium-regulating factor, along with parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D.2 However, the lack of clearly definable syndromes of calcitonin excess or deficiency led to suggestions that calcitonin is a vestigial hormone in human beings. Some even called it a "hormone in search of a function," and despite nearly 20 years of active investigation the exact role of calcitonin in human physiology remains controversial. The hormone has nonetheless acquired a secure place in the treatment of Paget's disease of . . .
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Metadata
- Authors
- Austin, L. A., & Heath, H.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 1981-01-29
- Volume
- 304
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 269-278
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2089464041
- Cited by
- 420
- References
- 56
- FWCI
- 21.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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