This hormone is a common treatment for Paget's disease, but under ordinary circumstances, it plays a minimal role in the homeostasis of the ion with which it is most often associated.
This hormone is a common treatment for Paget's disease, but under ordinary circumstances, it plays a minimal role in the homeostasis of the ion with which it is most often associated. In many animals, it is secreted in the ultimobranchial body, but in humans it is created by the C cells of the thyroid. It promotes the mineralization of skeletal bone and can act as a mild appetite suppressant. FTP, name this endocrine hormone, antagonist to parathyroid hormone, that in cases of hypercalcemia is used to reduce blood calcium levels.
This hormone is a common treatment for Paget's disease, but under ordinary circumstances, it plays a minimal role in the homeostasis of the ion with which it is most often associated.
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