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16 September, 08:18

Too much calcium in the bloodstream, a condition called hypercalcemia, can be very dangerous. The thyroid gland releases a hormone, calcitonin, when calcium is too high. How does calcitonin lower calcium levels in the blood

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  1. 16 September, 11:47
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    Calcitonin reduces blood calcium

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    Calcitonin reduces blood calcium by suppressing the activities of osteclast (bone cells that breaks down bone tissue resulting in excess calcium) and increase the amount of calcium passed out as urine.
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