THYROID glandDISEASE complicationsAutoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease) is one of a myriad of clinical entities associated with the endocrine system. The disease is thought to be a defect in the immune regulatory system. The following report is a study of 112 cases of Hashimoto's ...
A possible relation with abnormal thyroid gland has been described. Liposarcoma This appears as a yellow to grey mass in the subcutis; it is firmer, more infiltrative, and more vascu- lar than a lipoma. It occurs rarely in psittacines. Myelolipoma This benign tumor is composed ...
There are two main forms of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT). Type I AIT usually occurs in abnormal thyroid glands and is the result of excessive iodine-induced hormone synthesis and release. Autoregulatory mechanisms modulate the thyroid gland's iodine handling according to its iodine content...
In 1656, Thomas Wharton described the distinct nature of what he termed the thyroid gland, distinguishing it from the larynx, as this structure had been considered a laryngeal gland from the time of Andreas Vesalius in the 16th century. It was nearly 200
The thyroid gland, which is situated in front of the neck, secretes thyroid hormones. These hormones have an important role in the regulation of numerous processes and features of the human body, including temperature regulation, energy levels, weight, hair, and nail growth....
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the production and secretion of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland are reduced, resulting in a compensatory elevation of TSH hormone. TSH is a pituitary gland hormone whose circulating level is independently associated with the prevalence of carotid plaques ...
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(Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.) Fig. 30.2 Vascular supply of adrenal glands.a,Artery;L,left;R,right;v,vein. Adrenal cortex physiology Much of the hormone synthesis in the adrenal gland arises from the common precursor, cholesterol. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) serves as the primary...
The pituitary gland is called the master endocrine gland of the body because it controls the function of other endocrine organs. The anterior pituitary produces the hormones thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), corticotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH]), luteinizing hormone (LH), fo...
Molecules mediating LDL uptake by macrophages Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the production and secretion of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland are reduced, resulting in a compensatory elevation of TSH hormone. TSH is a pituitary gland hormone whose circulating level is independently ...