Also known as: ct.
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Calcitonin is a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells (also known as C-cells) of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimobranchial body. It acts to reduce blood calcium (Ca2+), opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH).
HealthA carat is a unit of mass for gemstones and pearls.One carat is defined to be equal to 200 milligrams.
HealthChymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme component of pancreatic juice acting in the duodenum where it performs proteolysis, the breakdown of proteins and polypeptides. Chymotrypsin preferentially cleaves peptide amide bonds where the carboxyl side of the amide bond (the P1position) is a large hydrophobic amino acid (tyrosine, tryptophan, andphenylalanine).
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