Calcitonin and Calcium

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Difference between Calcitonin and Calcium

Calcitonin vs. Calcium

Calcitonin (also known as thyrocalcitonin) 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 gland, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

Similarities between Calcitonin and Calcium

Calcitonin and Calcium have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Hypercalcaemia, Metastasis, Osteoporosis, Parathyroid hormone.

Hypercalcaemia

Hypercalcaemia, also spelled hypercalcemia, is a high calcium (Ca2+) level in the blood serum.

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Metastasis

Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spread from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; it is typically spoken of as such spread by a cancerous tumor.

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone.

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Parathyroid hormone

Parathyroid hormone (PTH), also called parathormone or parathyrin, is a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that is important in bone remodeling, which is an ongoing process in which bone tissue is alternately resorbed and rebuilt over time.

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What Calcitonin and Calcium have in common
What are the similarities between Calcitonin and Calcium

Calcitonin and Calcium Comparison

Calcitonin has 54 relations, while Calcium has 222. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.45% = 4 / (54 + 222).

References

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