What hormone is secreted by C cells of the thyroid gland?
What hormone is secreted by C cells of the thyroid gland? Defining the C-cell The thyroid gland consists of two endocrine cell types, the follicular cells that produce the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), and the parafollicular C-cells that synthesize calcitonin. What do C cells produce? Calcitonin. Parafollicular cells (C cells) scattered throughout […]