Answer:
Calcitonin/thyrocalcitonin
is a 32 amino acid, linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans
primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. It checks excess and
phosphate in plasma by decreasing mobilisation from bones.
Deficiency of
calcitonin results in osteoporesis or loss of bone density (due to dissolution
of parathormone).
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