| Name: | thyroid follicle |
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| Synonyms: | thyroid follicles |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue formed form thyroid follicle cells that forms along the midline in pharyngeal mesenchyme. The follicles are not encapsulated by connective tissue. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001072] |
| Symbol: | tpo |
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| Name: | thyroid peroxidase |
| Location: | Chr: 17 Mapping Details/Browsers |
| Name: | increased amount |
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| Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |