SHEET /m/calcitonin · PubChem CID 16132288 · REV 2026.07
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Calcitonin
from sourceC151H228N40O45S3 · 3419.9 g/mol
KC · alpha-type CGRP · CT · CALCA
What is Calcitonin?
The thyroid hormone that lowers blood calcium, the opposite number to parathyroid hormone. Salmon calcitonin is more potent than the human version. from source
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
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CC[C@H](C)[C@@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)…595 charactersWhere you'll find it
Your own body makes this one. It is not an ingredient you buy. See the rest of the body group.
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