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calcitonin related polypeptide alpha
CALCA identifies calcitonin related polypeptide alpha in Homo sapiens (Human). This target record connects NCBI Gene 796, UniProtKB P01258 and related ABMIUM catalogue products.
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CALCA encodes calcitonin-family peptide products. Calcitonin is a peptide hormone that lowers circulating calcium and phosphate by promoting their incorporation into bone and signals through calcitonin receptor complexes.
CALCA is studied in calcium and bone homeostasis, peptide-hormone signalling and calcitonin-family biology. Reagent selection should consider the specific CALCA-derived peptide, species, sample type, assay format, application and supporting validation.
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