CARMONA LÓPEZ , María Inés

La tiroides es una glándula endocrina de origen ectodérmico que se desarrolla precozmente en la porción cefálica del tubo digestivo. Su función consiste en sintetizar las hormonas tiroxina (T4) y triiodotironina (T3), que controlan la tasa metabólica de l organismo. Se hallan en la región cervical, anterior a la laringe, y está constituida por...

It It is widely held that solid cell nests (SCN) of the thyroid are ultimobranchial body remnants. SCNs are composed of main cells and C cells. It has been suggested that main cells might be pluripotent cells contributing to the histogenesis of C cells and follicular cells, as well as to the formation of certain thyroid tumors. The present...

Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome with unknown etiology. Recent studies have shown some evidence demonstrating that oxidative stress may have a role in the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia. However, it is still not clear whether oxidative stress is the cause or the effect of the abnormalities documented in fibromyalgia....