Uberon related term : telopharyngeal body; telobranchial body; ultimobranchial bodies; postbranchial body; ultimobranchial;
Uberon Homology note : (...) ultimobranchial bodies that develop in all vertebrates from the ventral or posterior
surface of the last pair of pharyngeal pouches. The ultimobranchial bodies are vestigial
in most mammals (...).[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : In humans, the ultimobranchial body is an embryological structure that gives rise
to the calcitonin-producing cells - also called parafollicular cells or clear cells
- of the thyroid gland. In humans, this body is a derivative of the ventral recess
of the fourth pharyngeal pouch (or fifth);
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)