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Name the endocrine gland that produces calcitonin and mention the role played by this hormone.

Thyroid gland is endocrine gland which produce calcitonin hormone which is a peptide hormone and secreted by parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. This hormone decreses the plasma calcium concentration by decreasing the movement of calcium from bones.


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