"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 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 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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American Thyroid Association Guide to investigating thyroid hormone economy and action in rodent and cell models. Thyroid. 2014 Jan; 24(1):88-168.
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Cellular and molecular basis of deiodinase-regulated thyroid hormone signaling. Endocr Rev. 2008 Dec; 29(7):898-938.
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[Dopaminergic and somatostatinergic pathways decrease serum thyrotropin in rats bearing the 256-Walker mammary carcinoma]. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2005 Apr; 49(2):253-64.
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Agouti-related protein (AGRP) has a central inhibitory action on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis; comparisons between the effect of AGRP and neuropeptide Y on energy homeostasis and the HPT axis. Endocrinology. 2002 Oct; 143(10):3846-53.
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Regional physiological adaptation of the central nervous system deiodinases to iodine deficiency. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jul; 281(1):E54-61.
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Pathologic quiz case 2. Teflon granuloma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Feb; 123(2):231, 233.
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Possible mechanism of action of cholesterol enriched diet on the thyroid. Endocrinol Exp. 1981 Dec; 15(4):277-85.