Subclinical hyperthyroidism in cats: A spontaneous model of subclinical toxic nodular goiter in humans?

Thyroid

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1201-1209

  Wakeling, Jennifer ^a   Smith, Ken ^a   Scase, Tim ^b   Kirkby, Rachel ^c   Elliott, Jonathan ^a   Syme, Harriet ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Young Veterinary Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; NODULAR GOITER; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID GLAND; TOXIC GOITER;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 37849004137     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0225     Document Type: Article

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