Tag: Thyrocalcitonin
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Serum Calcitonin or Thyrocalcitonin
Indications: Hormonal assay is useful in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer. Principle: Thyrocalcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide synthesized by the thyroid parafollicular C cells. The rate is dependent on blood levels of ionized calcium, phosphate, magnesium and some hormones gastrin, glucagon, estrogens, histamine. It regulates the mineral metabolism by inhibiting bone resorption…
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