An Inactive Thyroid Gland in Carassius auratus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1956 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 178, pages 98-98 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: P Y, FORTUNE;

doi: 10.1038/178098a0

pmid: 13348640

An Inactive Thyroid Gland in Carassius auratus

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Abstract

Carassius auratus has been subjected to prolonged artificial selection which has established several unusual features. Among these is the inactivity of the thyroid gland. This gland consists of follicles scattered along the anterior region of the ventral aorta; the follicles are typically inactive, with squamous epithelium and abundant colloid.

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Goldfish, Fishes, Thyroid Gland, Animals

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