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- adjective anatomy Near a
follicle ; applied to certaincells , adjacent to thethyroid follicles, that produce andsecrete calcitonin .
Etymologies
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para- + follicular
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Calcitonin is produced by the parafollicular thyroid cells.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Madianne 2009
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Calcitonin is produced by the parafollicular thyroid cells.
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