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The hormone released by the extrafollicular cells of the thyroid causes a decrease in the blood calcium level is?
Calcitonin
What is produced by parafollicular cells in the thyroid?
The parafollicular cells (also called C cells) secrete the hormone calcitonin. Calcitonin is a weak hormone that helps in the regulation of calcium in some animals. In humans, calcitonin has only a minor role in calcium regulation.
What glands or organs produces hormones that tend to decrease blood calcium levels?
The thyroid gland has certain cells known as parafollicular cells (AKA C cells) that secrete a hormone known as calcitonin that can decrease blood calcium levels.
What gland produces calcitonin?
Parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland produce calcitonin.
Where produces calcitonin?
Parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
What do the c cells of the thyroid gland produce?
Calcitonin
What is the secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland?
calcitonin
Where is calcitonin synthesized?
in the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
The c cells of the thyroid gland produce?
calcitonin
What organ secretes calcitonin?
Calcitonin is a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone which is secreted in human beings primarily by the parafollicular cells (also known as C-cells) of the thyroid, it regulates calcium levels in the body
Gland that secretes calcitonin?
The thyroid gland secretes both of these. Thyroxine or T4 is the most prevalent secretion of the thyroid - it is the inactive form of tri-iodothyronine (T3) which is important for regulation of metabolism. T3 and T4 are secreted by the follicular cells. Calcitonin is secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland and acts to decrease blood calcium levels.
What hormones are produced by the thyroid gland?
The main hormone produced here is thyroxine, which controls metabolism in our cells.
