parafollicular cell

neuroendocrine cells in the thyroid gland which secrete calcitonin
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parafollicular cell

Summary

parafollicular cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #120 of 335).[2]

Key Facts

  • parafollicular cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • parafollicular cell's subclass of is recorded as neuroendocrine cell[4].
  • parafollicular cell's subclass of is recorded as neurecto-epithelial cell[5].
  • parafollicular cell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w2yv[6].
  • parafollicular cell's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 68653[7].
  • parafollicular cell's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/parafollicular-cell[8].
  • parafollicular cell's Terminologia Histologica is recorded as H3.08.02.4.00009[9].
  • parafollicular cell's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0229579[10].
  • parafollicular cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780768220[11].
  • parafollicular cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2910402400[12].
  • parafollicular cell's Cell Ontology ID is recorded as CL_0000570[13].
  • parafollicular cell's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as immunology-and-microbiology/thyroid-parafollicular-cell[14].
  • parafollicular cell's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 107318[15].

Why It Matters

parafollicular cell draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #120 of 335).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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