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Parathyroid hormone & calcitonin

Let's explore how the PTH (Parathyroid hormone) released by the parathyroid gland works together with calcitonin - a hormone released by the thyroid gland to regulate your calcium levels. 00:00 What does PTH do? 00:57 How PTH works 3:05 What does calcitonin do? 3:55 How calcitonin works 5:00 Summary. Created by Mahesh Shenoy.

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