In particular, calcitonin has the ability to decrease blood calcium levels at least in part by effects on two well-studied target organs: 1  Bone: Calcitonin suppresses resorption of bone by inhibiting the activity of osteoclasts, a cell type that digests bone matrix, releasing calcium and phosphorus into blood.
A JCB card is a credit card issued by the Japan Credit Bureau. It is the leading credit card in Japan mainly due to the superior service offered by the JCB company. To date, JCB cards are accepted and honored in 190 countries around the world.
A smart card. A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. Such cards are used as a method of identification and authentication. Plastic cards that allow to withdraw money from a cash machine often are smart cards nowadays (Some of them still have a magnetic stripe which holds the same information). The very often the user is identified with a PIN.