The calcitonin receptor (CTR) is a class B G protein-coupled receptor that is activated by the peptide hormones calcitonin and amylin. Calcitonin regulates bone remodeling through CTR, whereas amylin ...

Calcitonin is one of the hormones produced by the thyroid, but in a large proportion of patients with medullary thyroid cancer the calcitonin level is increased.

AbbVie is licensing rights to a drug from Gubra that has encouraging early clinical data in obesity. The once-weekly injectable peptide is a dual agonist of the amylin and calcitonin receptors ...

The hormone system is a network of glands and organs that produce hormones. Hormone levels may sometimes be changed by cancer or its treatments.

Amylin is a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels and control appetite, while calcitonin is a metabolic hormone.

Calcitonin- Salmon(Miacalcin) generic is a man-made version of the hormone, used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and Paget’s disease. It is also used to treat conditions with high ...

If you have osteoporosis, the right medicine can help slow or even stop its progress. Learn what meds are out there, how they can help, and how to choose what’s right for you.

Calcitonin (CT) is a polypeptide hormone that is one of the biochemical markers of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Serum CT concentrations were correlated with tumor size in patients with MTC (1).