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What does calcitonin do?

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calcitonin slows the realease of calcium from bones into bloodstream, thereby keeping blood levels of calcium to a minimum.

parathyroid hormone does the opposite. it maintains calcium levels in the blood, or helps reabsorption of calcium from bones into bloodstream.

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