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Preferred term

Procalcitonin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Synonym(s)

  • Calcitonin-1
  • Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein
  • Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha
  • Pro-Calcitonin

In other languages

  • French

  • Calcitonine-1
  • Polypeptide alpha apparenté à la calcitonine
  • Polyprotéine précusrseur de la calcitonine
  • Pro-calcitonine

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SLZ21H09-Q

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