Calcitonin's role is to lower rising blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoblast activity, which incorporates calcium into the bone matrix.
rising blood Ca stimulates osteoblast activity to incorporate Ca in the bone matrix
| Front | What is the role of calcitonin? |
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| Back | rising blood Ca stimulates osteoblast activity to incorporate Ca in the bone matrix |
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