"Calcitonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A peptide hormone that lowers calcium concentration in the blood. In humans, it is released by thyroid cells and acts to decrease the formation and absorptive activity of osteoclasts. Its role in regulating plasma calcium is much greater in children and in certain diseases than in normal adults.
| Descriptor ID |
D002116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.150 D12.644.400.095 D12.644.548.150 D12.776.631.650.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcitonin- Calcitonin
- Calcitrin
- Thyrocalcitonin
- Calcitonin(1-32)
Pro-Calcitonin- Pro-Calcitonin
- Pro Calcitonin
- Calcitonin-1
- Calcitonin 1
- Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha
- Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein
- Procalcitonin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcitonin" by people in Profiles.
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C-reactive protein and procalcitonin after congenital heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass: When should we be worried? J Card Surg. 2021 Nov; 36(11):4301-4307.
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Paracrine signalling by cardiac calcitonin controls atrial fibrogenesis and arrhythmia. Nature. 2020 11; 587(7834):460-465.
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Procalcitonin Cut-point Strategies. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 06 24; 71(1):245-246.
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Thyroid carcinoma metastasizing to the submandibular gland: Sonographic findings. J Clin Ultrasound. 2020 May; 48(4):227-230.
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Procalcitonin to Distinguish Viral From Bacterial Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 01 16; 70(3):538-542.
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Changes in Serum Calcitonin Concentrations, Incidence of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, and Impact of Routine Calcitonin Concentration Monitoring in the EXenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering (EXSCEL). Diabetes Care. 2019 06; 42(6):1075-1080.
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No Evidence of Increase in Calcitonin Concentrations or Development of C-Cell Malignancy in Response to Liraglutide for Up to 5 Years in the LEADER Trial. Diabetes Care. 2018 03; 41(3):620-622.
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Procalcitonin in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: Is It Ready for Primetime Use? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 12; 14(12):1757-1758.
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Evaluation of fever in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov; 35(11):1755-1758.
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Associated with Germline RETK666N Mutation. Thyroid. 2016 12; 26(12):1744-1751.