Calcitonin Products

Information

Calcitonin is a peptide hormone that acts as an antagonist to parathyroid hormone. It is released from the thyroid gland in response to elevated blood calcium levels. Resultantly, it lowers the levels of calcium by promoting its uptake by the bones. Overall, the levels are a good indicator of the bone activity status.

Diagnostic Guidelines

Calcitonin serodiagnostics are mainly done for cold nodules of thyroid. The levels are particularly increased in medullary carcinoma of thyroid (C-cell carcinoma). In such patients, 20 to 30% have hyperparathyroidism as well. Other conditions that can have increased calcitonin levels are:

Final trimester of pregnancy
People taking oral contraceptives
After calcium infusion

Similarly, decreased levels are observed in osteopenia, which marks the beginning of osteoporosis.

For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.
The individual product regulatory statements may vary, please refer to the instructions for use for more information.

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wdt_ID	Method	Parameter	Substrate	Species/ Antigen
810	RIA	calcitonin coated tubes (CT); IRMA	antibody-coated tubes	calcitonin, human
811	ELISA	calcitonin	antibody-coated microplate wells	synthetic human calcitonin
	Method	Parameter	Substrate	Species/ Antigen