Diagnosis of hypothyroidism in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) using human thyroid-stimulating hormone assay

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 537-540

  Lair, Stéphane ^a,b,d   Crawshaw, Graham J ^a   Mehren, Kay G ^a   Perrone, Maria A ^c,e  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Diagnostic Veterinary Systems   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Vita tech Vet Laboratory Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrinopathy; Gorilla; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Hypothyroidism; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GORILLA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; APE DISEASES; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0033289736     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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