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Procalcitonin and the Calcitonin Gene Family of Peptides in Inflammation, Infection, and Sepsis: A Journey from Calcitonin Back to Its Precursors
1 Apr 2004
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Calcitonin (CT) is a hormone that received its name because of its secretion in response to induced hypercalcemia and its hypocalcemic effect (1). It was shown to originate from the thyroid gland (2). More specifically, the hormone was revealed to be located within the thyroidal parafollicular cells, interspersed within and about the follicular epithelium (3–5). Subsequently termed C cells, they occur primarily...
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