Dorsal View of The Thyroid

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Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor
Dorsal View of The Thyroid
What does a reactor have to do with the thyroid
gland?
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Chernobyl and Thyroid Cancer
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Thyroid Follicles
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Close-up of Thyroid Follicles
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Thyroid Follicular Cell EM
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Amphioxus
Amphioxus has endostyle
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Development of Lamprey the Thyroid
Larva has endostyle
Adult has thyroid
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Development of the Thyroid
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Thyroid Cell Structure and Function
Cold (non-hibernators)
TSH
TSH (hypox)
Cold (hibernators)
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Thyroid Follicular Cell EM
What class of hormone would you predict from the
ultrastructure?
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Thyroid Hormone Synthesis
TSH-regulated steps
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Thyroid Hormones
Thyroxine Tetraiodothyronine
Triiodothyronine
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Thyroid Scan
131I
131I-T4/T3
TSH
131I in thyroid
time
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Thyroid Hormone Synthesis
TSH-regulated steps