The parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland as a possible site of production of thyrocalcitonin. An electron microcopic examination of the thyroid gland of the rat after stimulation by calcium acetate and vitamin D3.
D000085:Acetates; D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
D000085:Acetates; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium