Assertion: salmon calcitonin | /r/CapableOf | lower blood calcium
Facets:
value: by promoting renal excretion
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As in humans, salmon calcitonin is a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia, and lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion.