The Avian Thyroid Gland

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2008 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, volume 11, pages 15-23 (issn: 1094-9194,

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Authors: Robert E, Schmidt; Drury R, Reavill;

doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2007.09.008

pmid: 18165135

The Avian Thyroid Gland

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Abstract

There has been a considerable amount of research regarding the function of the avian thyroid gland, particularly in chickens. There is also more information on diseases of the avian thyroid gland, although it is usually in the form of case reports. This article covers a limited amount of material on the structure and function of the avian thyroid gland and its diseases.

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Male, Thyroid Hormones, Bird Diseases, Goiter, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroid Diseases, Birds, Animals, Female, Chickens

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