50472-0
Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --4th specimen
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Part Description
LP14649-5 Calcitonin
Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans by the C cells of the thyroid. It acts to decrease the formation and absorptive activity of osteoclasts. Its calcium regulating roles is greater in children and in certain diseases than in normal adults. Calcitonin testing detects medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland, and evaluates calcium metabolism. Concentrations of calcitonin in plasma rise in patients with C cell tumors, and in some patieints with cancer of lung, breast and pancreas. It also rises in chronic renal failure, pernicious anemia, pregnancy at term and is higher in newborns.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Calcitonin^4th specimen
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --4th specimen
- Short Name
- Calcit sp4 SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Calcitonin spec 4 [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Calcitonin specimen 4, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.22
- Last Updated
- Version 2.34 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Calcitonin Abnahme 4 |
de-DE | German (Germany) | Calcitonin^4. Probenmaterial: |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Καλσιτονίνη^4ο δείγμα: Synonyms: MCnc Καλσιτονίνη |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Calcitonina^4º especimen: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Calcitonina ^4 ° espécimen: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kaltsitoniin^4. proov: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Calcitonine^4e échantillon: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Calcitonine 4ème prélèvement: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Calcitonine^4e échantillon: Synonyms: Echantillon.4 hCT |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Calcitonina^4° campione: Synonyms: Campione Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | calcitonine^4de monster: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Calcitonina^4ª amostra: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кальцитонин^4-й образец: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kalsitonin^4cü örnek: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 降钙素^第4个标本: Synonyms: CT; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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pg/mL | Example UCUM Units |
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