[Desmosomes of follicular cells and C-cells in the thyroid gland of rats].
Well developed desmosomes can be seen between the C-cells and follicular cells in the rat thyroid gland. They are structurally similar to the desmosomes at the boundaries of homotypic cells. This observation speaks in favour of the development of C-cells from the initial cells of thyroid embryonic analage.
D000818:Animals; D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003896:Desmosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure*
Desmosomy follikuliarnykh kletok i C-kletok shchitovidnoĭ zhelezy krysy