Inherited primary hypothyroidism with thyrotrophin resistance in Japanese cats.

doi:10.1677/joe.0.1290245

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Inherited primary hypothyroidism with thyrotrophin resistance in Japanese cats.

The Journal of endocrinology - 1 May 1991

Tanase H, Kudo K, Horikoshi H, Mizushima H, Okazaki T, Ogata E

Abstract excerpt

Mutant cats were developed with non-goitrous primary hypothyroidism. They were clinically characterized by severely retarded growth, mild anaemia and high mortality in the young. They responded markedly to thyroid hormone replacement. Thyroid glands in the mutants were normal in position but slig...

Topics

Animals
Body Weight
Cats
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Genes, Recessive
Hypothyroidism
Male
Mutation
Thyroid Hormones
Thyrotropin
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone

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