Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Peptide Hormones » Procalcitonin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Peptide Hormones » Procalcitonin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Protein Precursors » Procalcitonin
Description
A peptide prohormone precursor of CALCITONIN. It is normally present at low levels in serum, but is released into the bloodstream, primarily from neuroendocrine cells in the lungs and intestines, in response to INFLAMMATION and BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. It is a diagnostic marker for BACTEREMIA. MeSH
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