Diagnosis and surgical treatment of thyroid adenoma-induced hyperthyroidism in a green iguana (Iguana iguana)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 465-475

  Hernandez Divers, Stephen J ^a,d   Knott, Chris D ^b   MacDonald, Jamie ^c  

^a Exotic Animal Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Finn Pathologists   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDLAB   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Iguana iguana; Thyroid adenoma; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADENOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LIZARD; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IGUANAS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROXINE;

EID: 0042701585     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0465:DASTOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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