Proliferative thyroid lesions and hyperthyroidism in captive fishers (Martes pennanti)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 296-308

  Bunting, Elizabeth M ^a   Garner, Michael M ^b   Abou Madi, Noha ^a   Schmidt, Robert E ^c   Kollias, George V ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^c Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac hypertrophy; Fisher; Hyperthyroidism; Martes pennanti; Mustelid; Thyroid adenomatous hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; PATHOLOGY; THYROID TUMOR; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 77953569380     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0186R2.1     Document Type: Article

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