Thyroid and endostyle development in cyclostomes provides new insights into the evolutionary history of vertebrates

Thyroid and endostyle development in cyclostomes provides new insights into the evolutionary history of vertebrates

Abstract Background The endostyle is an epithelial exocrine gland found in non-vertebrate chordates (amphioxi and tunicates) and the larvae of modern lampreys. It is generally considered to be an evolutionary precursor of the thyroid gland of vertebrates. Transformation of the endostyle into the thy...

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Main Authors: Wataru Takagi, Fumiaki Sugahara, Shinnosuke Higuchi, Rie Kusakabe, Juan Pascual-Anaya, Iori Sato, Yasuhiro Oisi, Nobuhiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Miyanishi, Noritaka Adachi, Susumu Hyodo, Shigeru Kuratani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Endostyle
Thyroid gland
Cyclostomes
Hagfish
Lamprey
Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01282-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01282-7

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