Assessment of thyroid function in dogs with low plasma thyroxine concentration

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Diaz Espineira, M M ^a   Mol, J A ^a   Peeters, M E ^a   Pollak, Y W E A ^a   Iversen, L ^c   Van Dijk, J E ^b   Rijnberk, A ^a   Kooistra, H S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Euthyroid sick syndrome; Hypothyroidism; Nonthyroidal illness; Thyroid scintigraphy; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33847061295     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[25:AOTFID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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