In C-cell disease, which includes both C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) and MTC, serum calcitonin levels start to rise early in the disease course and increase further as disease progresses.

Calcitonin is a hormone protein that lowers the concentration of blood calcium when it has risen to an above normal level. In humans and other mammals, calcitonin is secreted by the parafollicular ...

Calcitonin (CT) is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland (Foster, 1964).CT acts physiologically to reduce serum calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclastic ...

Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid polypeptide with a molecular weight of 3454.93 daltons. In humans and other mammals, this hormone is produced mainly by the parafollicular cells (also known as C ...

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Calcitonin is produced by the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid. This hormone is thought to function in calcium and phosphorous metabolism, essentially opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.