Ultrasonographic evaluation of the thyroid gland in healthy, hypothyroid, and euthyroid golden retrievers with nonthyroidal illness

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-506

  Brömel, Catharina ^a   Pollard, Rachel E ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a   Samii, Valerie F ^a,b   Davidson, Autumn P ^a   Nelson, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Hypothyroidism; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23744458465     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[499:UEOTTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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