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<hormone>
A peptide hormone of 84 amino acids (9402 D). Stimulates osteoclasts to increase blood calcium levels, the opposite effect to calcitonin.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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