Calcitonin serum levels in heroin addicts: Effects of methadone and clonidine detoxication treatments

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 181 - 183
• Main Authors: Tagliaro, F., Dorizzi, R., Lafisca, S., Maschio, S., Marigo, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.11.1985; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Calcitonin; Calcitonin - blood; Clonidine; Clonidine - therapeutic use; Drug addictions; Female; Heroin addiction; Heroin Dependence - blood; Heroin Dependence - rehabilitation; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Methadone; Methadone - therapeutic use; Radioimmunoassay; Toxicology; Clonidine; Methadone; Heroin addiction; Calcitonin; Human; Drug abuse; Chemotherapy; Deintoxication

Calcitonin (CT), a 32-aminoacid peptide, is secreted by the parafollicular ‘C’ cells of the thyroid which derive from the ultimobranchial body and, ultimately, from the neural crest. In man, the main role of this hormone is to protect the skeleton during periods of physiological stress, such as grow...