Glossary. Calcitonin is a hormone known to participate in calcium and phosphorus metabolism. In mammals, the major source of calcitonin is from the parafollicular or C cells in the thyroid gland, but it is also synthesized in a wide variety of other tissues, including the lung and intestinal tract.
Statistics and Probability Dictionary. Select a term from the dropdown text box. The online statistics glossary will display a definition, plus links to other related web pages. Sample Space. A sample space is a set of elements that represents all possible outcomes of a statistical experiment .
capsular space - The small space, located between the visceral and parietal layers of the glomerular capsule, which receives the plasma filtrate which is drawn from the blood in the glomerulus within the renal corpuscle of the nephron of the kidney; the filtrate will leave this space to enter the lumen of the proximal convoluted tubule.