Functional and morphological changes in the adenohypophysis of dogs with induced primary hypothyroidism: Loss of TSH hypersecretion, hypersomatotropism, hypoprolactinemia, and pituitary enlargement with transdifferentiation

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-111

  Diaz Espineira M M ^a   Mol, J A ^a   van den Ingh, T S G A M ^b   van der Vlugt Meijer, R H ^b   Rijnberk, A ^a   Kooistra, H S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Polyhormonal; Somatotrophs; Thyrosomatotrophs; Thyrotrophs; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPERPITUITARISM; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDECTOMY;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPERPITUITARISM; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 44649157686     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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