[Heterogeneity of human calcitonin]

C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. 1975 Mar 3;280(9):1127-30.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Chromatographic analysis of plasma, urine and tumour tissues extracted from medullary cancer patients demonstrates the existence of immunoreactive calcitonins with higher molecular weight than that of the monomer hormone.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Calcitonin / analysis*
  • Calcitonin / blood
  • Calcitonin / urine
  • Humans
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Molecular Weight
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / analysis
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / blood*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / urine

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Calcitonin