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Derivatives of the cardiac neural crest cells. Cardiac neural crest cells support development of and patterning of the persisting aortic arch arteries into the great arteries of the thorax and form their smooth muscle tunics. In addition, the cells contribute to the development of the thymus, parathyroids and thyroid glands, and provide stromal cells after gland development. (Adapted from Kirby and Hutson, 2010).
