Human calcitonin reduces blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It stimulates cyclic nucleotide accumulation in human kidney cortex and medulla. Calcitonin maybe involved in osteoporosis and in Paget's disease.
Human calcitonin reduces blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It stimulates cyclic nucleotide accumulation in human kidney cortex and medulla. Calcitonin maybe involved in osteoporosis and in Paget's disease.