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

References

• AAO:0010547
• EHDAA2:0002103
• EHDAA:2987
• EHDAA:9139
• EMAPA:36030
• GAID:1246
• MESH:D014460
• TAO:0001448
• Ultimopharyngeal:body
• VHOG:0001185
• XAO:0000452
• ZFA:0001448
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/345552007

Ontology

Uberon Ontology