Calcitonin Assists in the Regulation of Calcium Ion Concentrations in Body

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Calcitonin assists in the regulation of calcium ion concentrations in body fluids, especially during childhood when calcitonin stimulates bone growth and mineral deposition in the skeleton, and under physiological stresses such as starvation or pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Plasma Cells

Cells that develop from B cells and produce large volumes of antibodies as part of the immune response.

NK Cells

A type of white blood cell known as Natural Killer cells that plays a crucial role in the body's immune response by attacking cancer and virally-infected cells.

Cytotoxic T Cells

An immune cell specialized in destroying cancer cells, cells infected primarily by viruses, or other types of damaged cells.

Immunization

The process by which an individual becomes protected against a disease, typically through vaccination.