The effect of ambient temperature on thyroid hormones concentration and histopathological changes of thyroid gland in sheep

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2308-2312

  Nouri, M ^a   Mirzadeh, K H ^a   Mohamadian, B ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Histopathology; Hormones; Sheep; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33751053782     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2308.2312     Document Type: Article

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