Term Name: | ultimobranchial body |
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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. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003092] |