title: Calcitonin in thyroidectomized patients.
abstract: Hypothyroid patients with total or near-total thyroidectomy were found to have detectable immunoreactive calcitonin in the serum and urine. These findings suggest that human calcitonin may be secreted by extrathyroidal tissues.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin