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thyrocalcitonin
thyrocalcitonin n.
Brit. 
/ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kalsᵻˈtəʊnɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kalsᵻˈtəʊnɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌkælsəˈtoʊnən/
a polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland which reduces the levels of calcium in the blood; also called calcitonin./ˌθaɪroʊˌkælsəˈtoʊnən/ΚΠ
1963 P. F. Hirsch et al. in Endocrinology LXXIII. 252/2 Whether or not the thyroid hypocalcemic agent that we have demonstrated is the same as..calcitonin..it is of considerable pharmacological interest. As a tentative name for the substance we propose ‘thyrocalcitonin’.
1974 D. Webster & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. xiii. 311 The parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland produce quite a different hormone, called calcitonin or thyrocalcitonin.
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