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How calcitonin functions in the glands?
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Acts on bone: Calcitonin is a hormone made in the thyroid gland and released into the blood. . Its main action is to reduce the activity of bone cells which break down bone (osteoclasts). It is sometimes used to treat osteoporosis.
Answered 2/25/2013
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