Calcitonin in tissues of thyroidectomized monkey.
Immunochemical studies indicate that immunoreactive calcitonin (iCT) is present in many tissues of monkey following thyroidectomy (thx) (e.g. liver, thymus, lung). Extrathyroidal iCT may play a role in calcium metabolism.
D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000032:analysis; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D002116:Calcitonin