Effect of thyroid preparations and iodide administration on young salmon (Salmo salar, L.).
The role of the thyroid gland in fish is little understood, while it is well known in mammals, birds and amphibians. Thus, in mammals and birds this gland controls the metabolism. In many amphibians the thyroid is responsible for the metamorphosis occurring at the transition from an aquatic to a ter...
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McGill University
1951
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| Summary: | The role of the thyroid gland in fish is little understood, while it is well known in mammals, birds and amphibians. Thus, in mammals and birds this gland controls the metabolism. In many amphibians the thyroid is responsible for the metamorphosis occurring at the transition from an aquatic to a terrestrial environment. [.] |
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