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ultimobranchial body

Term ID
UBERON:0003092
Synonyms
  • corpus ultimopharyngeum
  • postbranchial body
  • telobranchial body
  • telopharyngeal body
  • ultimobranchial
  • ultimobranchial bodies
  • ultimobranchial gland
  • ultimopharyngeal body
  • ultimopharyngeal gland
Definition
An outpocketing of one of the caudal pharyngeal pouches that is comprised on calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimopharyngeal_body
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develops from
has parts
is a type of