Product name : Salcatonin
Synonyms : Calcimar;Calcitonin,Salmon;
CAS No. : 47931-85-1
Molecular Formula : C145H240N44O48S2
Molecular Weight : 3431.85
Product description :
Salcatonin is the type of calcitonin hormone found in salmon.
As in humans, salmon calcitonin is a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia, which lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion.
Synthetic salmon calcitonin may be used therapeutically in humans, as it is twenty times more active than human calcitonin and has a longer half-life. It is used as therapy for Paget's disease and severe hypercalcemia.