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Mash1 regulates the development of C cells in mouse thyroid glands.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Jan 2007
Kameda Yoko, Nishimaki Toshiyuki, Miura Masaaki, Jiang Shin-Xu, Guillemot François
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, the ultimobranchial body derived from the fourth pharyngeal pouch gives rise to thyroid C cells. The C cells of newborn mice are immunoreactive for calcitonin, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), protein gene product (PGP) 9.5 and NeuroD, and transiently exhibit the neuronal markers TuJ1 and somatostatin during fetal development. The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor Mash1 plays a...
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