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Synthesis of Two Natural Salmon Calcitonins

Nature New Biology volume 240, pages 62–63 (1972)Cite this article

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The structure of calcitonin isolated from salmon1 (SCT 1) has been recently established2 and confirmed by synthesis8. It possesses an exceptionally high level of activity, exhibiting about 20–50 times the hypocalcaemic potency of any other calcitonin isolated from mammalian species.

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    J. PLESS, W. BAUER, H. BOSSERT, K. ZEHNDER & ST. GUTTMANN

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PLESS, J., BAUER, W., BOSSERT, H. et al. Synthesis of Two Natural Salmon Calcitonins. Nature New Biology 240, 62–63 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio240062a0

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