Some cells in this organ develop from the ultimobrachial body, and dysgenesis of this organ is linked to Pax8 mutations.
Some cells in this organ develop from the ultimobrachial body, and dysgenesis of this organ is linked to Pax8 mutations. This organ descends through the foramen cecum during development. Granulomas appear in this organ in De Quervain's disease. In another disease, anti-peroxidase antibodies attack this organ. Exophthalmos, or eye-popping, is a symptom of overstimulation of this organ, whose main product is cleaved from colloid and is secreted by (*) follicular cells. C cells in this organ secrete a peptide that opposes the action of PTH, called calcitonin. The main product of this organ is created by fusing two molecules of tyrosine together and adding iodine, which is why iodine deficiency causes goiter. For 10 points, name this gland in the neck.
Some cells in this organ develop from the ultimobrachial body, and dysgenesis of this organ is linked to Pax8 mutations.
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