ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
THYROID FOLLICULAR CELL
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is released when blood calcium is high
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is triggered by a humoral stimulus
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is produced by follicular cells
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increases calcium absorption by intestines into blood
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Detailed explanation-1: -What stimulates calcitonin release? Your thyroid releases calcitonin based on the level of calcium in your blood. When your blood calcium levels increase, your thyroid releases calcitonin in higher quantities. When blood calcium levels decrease, your thyroid decreases the amount of calcitonin it releases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other hormones released in response to humoral stimuli include calcitonin, released by the thyroid gland, and insulin, produced by the pancreas (rise in blood glucose).
Detailed explanation-3: -Calcitonin is a hormone that is produced and released by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. Its biological function in humans is to have a relatively minor role in calcium balance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Calcitonin secretion is stimulated by increases in the serum calcium concentration and calcitonin protects against the development of hypercalcemia. Calcitonin is also stimulated by gastrointestinal hormones such as gastrin.