ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.3-1 | Mechanism of the Year | ESPEYB16

3.1. Primary cilium in the human thyrocyte: changes in frequency and length in relation to the functional pathology of the thyroid gland

JM Fernandez-Santos , JC Utrilla , V Vazquez-Roman , JL Villar-Rodriguez , L Gutierrez-Aviles , I Martin-Lacave

To read the full abstract: Thyroid. 2019;29:595–606.Here, ultrastructural analysis of primary cilia in human thyroid follicles revealed a direct relationship between frequency and length of primary cilia and the functional state of the individual follicle in normal compared to hyperfunctioning thyroid tissues.Primary cilia are present in many different tissues...