In primary cultures of ovine thyroid cells, TSH induced the expression of several differentiated functions including the formation of follicles, and synthesis and storage of iodinated thyroglobulin in the follicular lumen. In the present report, these follicles were shown by transmission (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to be intact, comprised of two or more cells and to possess numerous microvilli on the inner cell membranes facing the follicular lumen. The TSH-induced formation of follicles was reversible and dynamic, with the kinetics of formation preceding that of iodination. The follicles were further demonstrated to be functional in terms of thyroglobulin storage and iodination.
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