Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease

Parafollicular cells aka C cells secrete calcitonin and several neuroendocrine peptides

Parafollicular cells, also called C cells, are neuroendocrine cells in the thyroid. The primary function of these cells is to secrete calcitonin. They are located adjacent to the thyroid follicles and reside in the connective… Read more.

May 15, 2023

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Cells in APUD System, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease, Endocrine/Paracrine, Neuroendocrinology, Somatostatin
Adenohypophysis regulates several physiological processes, including stress, growth, reproduction, and lactation

A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis). The anterior pituitary regulates several physiological processes, including stress, growth, reproduction,… Read more.

May 15, 2023

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Cells in APUD System, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease, Endocrine/Paracrine, Lower GI Tract, Neuroendocrinology, Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
Inborn error of purine–pyrimidine metabolism

Inborn errors of purine–pyrimidine metabolism are a class of inborn error of metabolism disorders specifically affecting purine metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism. An example is Lesch–Nyhan syndrome. Urine tests may be of use in identifying some of these… Read more.

Jan 3, 2023

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Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease

Parafollicular cells aka C cells secrete calcitonin and several neuroendocrine peptides

Adenohypophysis regulates several physiological processes, including stress, growth, reproduction, and lactation

Inborn error of purine–pyrimidine metabolism