postbranchial bodies

postbranchial bodies
ultimobranchial b's.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • ultimobranchial bodies — embryonic derivatives of the fourth pharyngeal pouches (sometimes described as a rudimentary fifth pouch); they migrate along with the parathyroid glands and are incorporated in the thyroid gland. In vertebrates other than mammals, these remain… …   Medical dictionary

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