Thyroid dysplasia in Wistar Hannover GALAS rats

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Weber, Klaus ^a   Ernst, Rainer ^b   Fankhauser, Heinz ^c   Hardisty, Jerry F ^d   Heider, Wolfram ^b   Stevens, Karla ^a  

^a Harlan   (Switzerland)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c RCC Ltd   (Switzerland)

^d EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

GALAS rats; Pituitary dwarfism; Thyroid gland dysplasia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRECANCER; RAT; REVIEW; THYROID DYSGENESIS; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 75749084390     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.22.247     Document Type: Review

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