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The secretion of human calcitonin gene-related peptide was examined in perifusates of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid with a sensitive radioreceptor assay. Calcitonin gene-related peptide was released after the addition of calcium (25–100 mM), in a dose-dependent manner. The results indicate that human medullary carcinomas of the thyroid secrete the calcitonin gene-related peptide as well as calcitonin.
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Ohashi, M., Fujio, N. & Ibayashi, H. Release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from a human medullary carcinoma of the thyroid in vitro. Experientia 42, 829–830 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941541
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