Slc:Wistar/ST rats develop unilateral thyroid dysgenesis: A novel animal model of thyroid hemiagenesis.

Developmental anomalies of the thyroid gland lead to congenital malformations such as thyroglossal duct cysts and thyroid dysgenesis. However, the pathogenesis of thyroid dysgenesis remains unclear due to the lack of suitable animal models. This study demonstrated that Slc:Wistar/ST rats frequently...

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Main Authors: Teppei Nakamura, Osamu Ichii, Yuji Sunden, Yaser Hosny Ali Elewa, Tomoji Yoshiyasu, Hideki Hattori, Osamu Tatsumi, Yasuhiro Kon, Ken-Ichi Nagasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221939