title: [Calcitonin in the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis].
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Medicine, National Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoi
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium; C012755:elcatonin