Effect of calcitonin on metastasis formation by experimental tumors.
Calcitonin treatment of animals injected with DS sarcoma cells inhibits partially both the take of the tumor and the formation of metastasis. This phenomenon is discussed in relation to the pharmacological and immunological properties of the hormone.
D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D051381:Rats; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary
D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium