The thymus is the primary organ responsible for generating functional T cells in vertebrates.
Although T cell differentiation within the thymus has been an area of intense investigation …

Single-cell RNA sequencing allows us to model cellular state dynamics and fate decisions
using expression similarity or RNA velocity to reconstruct state-change trajectories; however …

Proliferative pathologic lesions of parathyroid glands encompass a spectrum of entities
ranging from benign hyperplastic processes to malignant neoplasia. This review article …

The thyroid and parathyroid glands are cervical endocrine glands responsible for
metabolism-related functions. Radiologists are frequently asked to evaluate pathology …

Maldevelopment of the pharyngeal endoderm, an embryonic tissue critical for patterning of
the pharyngeal region and ensuing organogenesis, ultimately contributes to several classes …

In bony fish, the gill filaments are essential for gas exchanges, but also are vulnerable to
infection by water-borne microorganisms. Omnipresent across fish, gill-associated lymphoid …

Human birth defects are highly variable and this phenotypic variability can be influenced by
both the environment and genetics. However, the synergistic interactions between these two …

Patterning of the vertebrate facial skeleton involves the progressive partitioning of neural-
crest-derived skeletal precursors into distinct subpopulations along the anteroposterior (AP) …

One of the most amazing transitions and innovations during the evolution of mammals was
the formation of a novel jaw joint and the incorporation of the original jaw joint into the …

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a C-cell-derived epithelial neuroendocrine neoplasm.
With the exception of rare examples, most are well-differentiated epithelial neuroendocrine …