Calcitonin-like cells in the pharynx of the ascidian Styela clava
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 203 (2) , 301-309
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00237244
Abstract
A small group of granulated endocrine cells have been described in the endostylar region of the pharynx in Styela. These cells are argyrophilic and exhibit calcitonin-like immunofluorescence. Tests with antisera to other peptides all proved negative. Cells from animals exposed to elevated calcium levels showed a degree of degranulation. The possibility that these cells may represent ancestral ultimobranchial “C” cells is discussed.Keywords
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