calcitonin

Examples

• All

• Salmon calcitonin is used because it has a longer half-life and a reduced clearance rate compared to human calcitonin.

  Academic text (2002)

• The benefits of calcitonin treatment may include diminished bone pain and decreased bone disease activity.

  Academic text (2004)

• Medical treatment for this disease includes bisphosphonate and calcitonin therapy.

  Academic text (2010)

• However, others have shown that calcitonin administration to normal subjects, even in high doses, is not followed by hypocalcemia.

  Academic text (1996)

• Thus, the early hope that calcitonin might be a major factor in treating osteoporosis has not been fully realized.

  Academic text (2002)

• About 50% of the patients treated with calcitonin will experience reduced markers of bone resorption turnover.

  Academic text (2004)

• Limited studies suggest calcitonin may blunt the action of teriparatide if both are used concurrently.

  Academic text (2007)

• A small trial also suggested that calcitonin decreased the rate of new vertebral fractures, despite the negligible effect on bone density.

  Academic text (1996)

• Our patient had endocrine dysfunction, including increased levels of calcitonin and catecholamines, associated with her diagnosis of MEN type 2B.

  Academic text (2007)

• Randomized trials have shown increases in bone mass with several treatments, including estrogen, calcitonin, calcitriol, sodium fluoride, and bisphosphonates.

  Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

T

thyrocalcitonin

vscalcitonin

• Specialized

9.9

A hormone the thyroid gland makes that lowers blood calcium

is the same hormone but called by an alternative name

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology