"Thyroid Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.
| Descriptor ID |
D013961
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroid Gland- Thyroid Gland
- Gland, Thyroid
- Glands, Thyroid
- Thyroid Glands
- Thyroid
- Thyroids
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thyroid Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Does Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism Cause Cancer? J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 01 18; 107(2):e448-e457.
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Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 10 21; 106(11):e4400-e4413.
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An evolving role for GRADE-trained methodologists in the American Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Process. J Clin Epidemiol. 2021 04; 132:147-148.
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Fine needle aspiration of an intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma mimicking a primary thyroid anaplastic carcinoma: A case report with review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Jan; 49(1):E14-E19.
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Liothyronine and Desiccated Thyroid Extract in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism. Thyroid. 2020 10; 30(10):1399-1413.
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Ectopic Thyroid Tissue: Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Analysis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2018 Nov/Dec; 26(10):734-739.
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Amiodarone and thyroid physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2019 07; 29(5):285-295.
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An Online Survey of Hypothyroid Patients Demonstrates Prominent Dissatisfaction. Thyroid. 2018 06; 28(6):707-721.
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The Deiodinase Trio and Thyroid Hormone Signaling. Methods Mol Biol. 2018; 1801:67-83.
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Less is More: Comparing the 2015 and 2009 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Thyroid Nodules and Cancer. Thyroid. 2016 06; 26(6):759-64.