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Para-follicular cells of thyroid gland

Para-follicular cells of thyroid gland 
Topics
Para-follicular cells
Secretion
Calcitonin
Shape and size of cell
It is larger than the follicular cell and the shape of the cell is Round
Staining
It takes less staining
Exposure to luminal surface
It is never exposed to luminal surface, it is located peripheral part of thyroid follicle  
Nuclei
It contain large pale stain nuclei
Golgi complex
Large amount of  golgi complex are present but  no definite location
Secretory vesicles
It contains numerous secretory vesicle present though out of the cell
rER
Present in small amount  but no definite location
Lysosome
Present but not abundant
Endocytotic vesicles or colloidal resorption droplets
No present
Microvilli
Absent
Development
4th pharyngeal pouch
Derived from
Neural crest

 

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