Term Name: ultimobranchial body
Synonyms: ultimobranchial bodies
Definition: Glands that produce calcitonin. In adult fish the glands lie as two groups of follicles at the transverse septum close to the sinus venosus.
Appears at: Hatching:Pec-fin (60.0h-72.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001448]

Relationships
is part of: endocrine system
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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