THYROID EPITHELIAL CELL

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'Thyroid epithelial cells' (also called 'follicular cells' or 'principal cells') are cells in the thyroid gland which produce and secrete thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
They are simple cuboidal epithelium^[1] and are arranged in spherical follicles surrounding colloid.
They have thyrotropin receptors on their surface, which respond to thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Embryologic origin is from endoderm (in contrast to parafollicular cells, below).

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Calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells (C cells) can be found scattered along the basement membrane of the thyroid epithelium.
Embryologic origin is from neural crest cells.

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