Abbreviated name: CT (salmon)
Synonyms: Miacalcin®
calcitonin (salmon) is an approved drug (FDA (1978))
Compound class:
Peptide
Comment: A synthetic calcitonin receptor agonist. Salmon calcitonin has actions identical to calcitonins of mammalian origin, but its potency is greater and it is longer acting. The overall effect of calcitonin treatment is an increase in bone mass.
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References |
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Spatial proximity between a photolabile residue in position 19 of salmon calcitonin and the amino terminus of the human calcitonin receptor. J Biol Chem, 279 (8): 6720-9. [PMID:14623894] |