Comparative thyroid function in developing and adult precocial Japanese quail and altricial Ring doves

I compared Japanese quail Coturnix japonica, and Ring doves Streptopelia risoria, in the development of thyrotropin (TSH) influence on thyroid hormone (TH) content in the thyroid gland (TG) and the serum, and on TG-cAMP content. In embryos, pituitary gland (PG)-TSH content was measured by an avian b...

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Main Author: McNichols, Michael John
Other Authors: Zoology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53638