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The role of peptides and receptors of the calcitonin family in the regulation of bone metabolism.
Bone - 1 Nov 2008
Naot D, Cornish J
Abstract excerpt
The 'calcitonin family' is a group of peptide hormones that share structural similarities with calcitonin, and includes calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), amylin, adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin 2 (intermedin). These hormones are produced by different tissues, with calcitonin being produced in thyroid C cells, alphaCGRP predominantly in neural tissue, amylin in beta-islet cells of the pancreas and...
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