| Literature DB >> 391396 |
Abstract
A small group of granulated endocrine cells have been described in the endostylar region of the pharynx in Styela. These cells are argyrophilic and exhibit calcitonin-like immunofluorescence. Tests with antisera to other peptides all proved negative. Cells from animals exposed to elevated calcium levels showed a degree od degranulation. The possibility that these cells may represent ancestral ultimobranchial "C" cells is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 391396 DOI: 10.1007/bf00237244
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249