Hypersecretion of calcitonin

Definition

This is the process of elaborating, releasing, and oozing a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells (also known as C-cells) of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimobranchial body.

Inclusions

• Hypersecretion of thyrocalcitonin
• C-cell hyperplasia of thyroid

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