Thyrocalcitonin: effect on idiopathic hypercalcemia.
Identical twins having idiopathic hypercalcemia were treated with repeated doses of thyrocalcitonin extracted from porcine thyroid glands. The treatment produced a marked change in the amount of calcitum and phosphate in the plasma and in the excretion of urinary calcium.
D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
D002116:Calcitonin