C-cell
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Introduction
Spindle shaped follicular cell of the thyroid. Contains 60-550 nm neuroendocrine granules. C-cells secrete calcitonin. Medullary thyroid carcinoma arises from C-cells.
More general terms
Additional terms
- calcitonin; contains: katacalcin; calcitonin carboxyl-terminal peptide; CCP; PDN-21 (CALC, CALC1)
- medullary thyroid carcinoma
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.