Intranuclear rodlets in woodchuck thyroid follicular cells.
Intranuclear rodlets are seen in thyroid follicular cells of woodchucks fixed during summer and fall. They are not observed in winter and spring animals. A functional significance of these structures is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure*