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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1996; 104: 48-51
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211685
Goiter - benign disease

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What could mice tell us about goiter or other benign thyroid diseases?

J.-F. Denef, S. Maniratunga, A.-C. Gérard, M.-C. Many
  • Laboratory of Histology, Catholic University of Louvain, Medical School, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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15 July 2009 (online)

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Summary

Several lines of research have been developed by using mice as animal models, including goiter development and involution, nodules formation and congenital hypothyroidism. They are reviewed and discussed as potential tools to better understand the thyroid pathophysiology.

Key words

Mouse - goiter - iodine-deficiency - thyroid