Calcitonin Products

Description

Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide hormone synthesized by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid. It causes a rapid, but short lived, reduction in serum calcium and phosphate by promoting the incorporation of those ions in the bones. This effect is opposite to that of parathyroid hormone. Staining for calcitonin may be used for the identification of a spectrum of C cell proliferative abnormalities ranging from C cell hyperplasia to invasive tumors. Staining for calcitonin in medullary carcinoma of the thyroid produces a fine granular pattern in the cytoplasm. Amyloid deposits within the tumor may also exhibit varying degrees of calcitonin activity.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	796 Human
Uniprot	NM_001741 Human NP_001029124 Human NP_001732 Human NP_001732.1 Human P01256 Rat P01258 Human P06881 Human
Product By Gene ID	796
Alternate Names	ATP2B2plasma membrane calcium ATPase ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma membrane 4 DKFZp686G08106 DKFZp686M088 EC 3.6.3 EC 3.6.3.8 Matrix-remodeling-associated protein 1 matrix-remodelling associated 1 MXRA1 Plasma membrane calcium ATPase isoform 4 Plasma membrane calcium pump isoform 4 plasma membrane calcium pump plasma membrane calcium-transporting ATPase 4 PMCA4b PMCA4PMCA4x sarcolemmal calcium pump

Research Areas for Calcitonin

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