Calcitonin is an important physiological regulator of salmon gins. Although the calcitonin receptor was found in salmon -,the critical question concerning the source of the hormone remained unanswered. In this communication, evidence is presented for expression of calcitonin mRNA and its encoded peptide in gus of the pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. The
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