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Latest revision as of 15:44, 6 September 2012
Template:Infobox Embryology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The ultimobranchial body or gland is a small organ found in the neck region of many animals.
In humans, the ultimobranchial body is an embryological structure that gives rise to the calcitonin-producing cells—also called parafollicular cells or clear cells—of the thyroid gland. In humans, this body is a derivative of the ventral recess of the fourth pharyngeal pouch (or fifth)[1]
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Template:Embryology of head and neck
de:Ultimobranchialer Körper