Assertion: calcitonin | /r/CapableOf | play important roles
Facets:
value: in other animals
type: OTHER
value: respectively
type: MANNER
value: much more
type: DEGREE
value: in calcium homeostasis
type: LOCATION
value: through their actions on osteoblasts
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin (CT) are two peptide hormones that play important roles in calcium homeostasis through their actions on osteoblasts (bone forming cells) and osteoclasts (bone resorbing cells), respectively.
text: In other animals, however, calcitonin plays a much more important role.