thyroid follicle
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Introduction
The thyroid gland is composed of follicles or acini lined by regular cuboidal cells, separated by scant fibrovascular stroma. The thyroid follicles are the site of synthesis of thyroid hormones T3 & T4.
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- ↑ Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 1122