Mechanisms involved in hearing disorders of thyroid ontogeny: a literature review

ABSTRACT Endocochlear, retrocochlear and/or central origin hearing damage may be related to the absence of appropriate levels of thyroid hormone during morphogenesis and/or auditory system development. Hearing disorders related to the thyroid are not well studied, despite speculation on the pathophy...

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Main Authors: Caio Leônidas Oliveira de Andrade, Gabriela Carvalho Machado, Luciene da Cruz Fernandes, Jamile Morais de Albuquerque, Luciana Lyra Casais-e-Silva, Helton Estrela Ramos, Crésio de Aragão Dantas Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017-09-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000500501&lng=en&tlng=en