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The role of the calcitonin receptor in protecting against induced hypercalcemia is mediated via its actions in osteoclasts to inhibit bone resorption.
Bone - 1 Feb 2011
Turner Andrew G, Tjahyono Francisca, Chiu W S Maria, Skinner Jarrod, Sawyer Rebecca, Moore Alison J, Morris Howard A, Findlay David M, Zajac Jeffrey D, Davey Rachel A
Abstract excerpt
Despite the therapeutic value of calcitonin in treating bone disease, a biological role of endogenous calcitonin is controversial. Having previously demonstrated that the CTR has a biological role in protecting against calcium stress using a global CTRKO mouse model, the purpose of this study was to determine whether the protection conferred by the CTR during induced hypercalcemia is mediated via CTR expression...
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