Premium
NORMAL PLASMA CALCITONIN: CIRCADIAN VARIATION AND RESPONSE TO STIMULI
Author(s) -
HILLYARD CARMEL J.,
COOKE T. J. C.,
COOMBES R. C.,
EVANS IMOGEN M. A.,
MACINTYRE I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1977.tb02014.x
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , calcitonin , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry
SUMMARY A simple, reproducible extraction method has been developed, which is capable of measuring calcitonin in normal individuals. Normal calcitonin levels show a circadian variation, with a peak around midday and respond to known stimuli for calcitonin release.