While PTH acts to increase the concentration of ionic calcium (Ca 2+) in the blood, calcitonin, a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland, acts to decrease ionic calcium concentration.hile PTH acts to increase the concentration of ionic calcium (Ca 2+) in the blood, calcitonin, a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland, acts to decrease ionic calcium concentration.
Best Answer: Florida's average width is about 160 miles down Through the peninsula; but is nearly 400 miles east to west across the panhandle. Florida is an average of 162 miles (260 km) wide in the peninsula.
the gulf of Mexico is about 850 miles wide at its widest point. I'm not sure where the widest point is, but i hope this helped. That is all the info I could find to answer your question. I was wondering that same thing to plan a boat trip to Brownsville Texas from where I am now in Ft. Myers Florida.