Parafollicular cell
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Parafollicular cells (also called C cells) are cells in the thyroid which produce and secrete calcitonin.
Embryologically, they associate with the ultimobranchial body, which itself is a ventral derivative of the Fourth Pharyngeal Pouch. The Parafollicular cells themselves are derived from Neural Crest cells.
When parafollicular cells become cancerous, they lead to medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
See also
External links
- Histology at USC end/c_27
- Histology at OU 42_04
- Histology at BU 14302loa
- Histology at KUMC endo-/endo10
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 15.287
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