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MeSH Heading: Procalcitonin
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.150.500; D12.644.548.150.500; D12.776.811.555
Unique ID: D000077740
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077740
Scope Note: A peptide prohormone precursor of CALCITONIN. It is normally present at low levels in serum, but is released into the bloodstream, primarily from neuroendocrine cells in the lungs and intestines, in response to INFLAMMATION and BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. It is a diagnostic marker for BACTEREMIA.
Entry Term(s): Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein; Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha; Calcitonin-1; Pro-Calcitonin
NLM Classification #: WK 202
Previous Indexing: Calcitonin (1981-2018)
Public MeSH Note: 2019; see CALCITONIN 1981-2018
History Note: 2019; use CALCITONIN 1981-2018
Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0093059
Scope Note: A peptide prohormone precursor of CALCITONIN. It is normally present at low levels in serum, but is released into the bloodstream, primarily from neuroendocrine cells in the lungs and intestines, in response to INFLAMMATION and BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. It is a diagnostic marker for BACTEREMIA.
Terms: Procalcitonin Preferred Term
Term UI T000898834
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein
Term UI T000898833
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha
Term UI T000898835
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Pro-Calcitonin
Term UI T000898832
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Calcitonin-1
Term UI T000898836
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Procalcitonin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025