Alterations along the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) after exposure to propylthiouracil

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schmidt, Florian ^a   Braunbeck, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THYROID CELL; THYROID DISEASE; TISSUE SECTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84856615415     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/376243     Document Type: Article

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