Ontogeny, Anatomy, Metabolism and Physiology of the Thyroid

This chapter presents an analysis and a summarized synthesis of our present knowledge of the biology of the thyroid gland, phylogeny ,ontogeny ,anatomy ,structure ,general metabolism ,regulatory factors and hormones , signalling cascades and their regulations , ( eg TSH ), functions including iodine metabolism and thyroid hormones synthesis , control of gene expression ,differentiation and growth and cell proliferation .Emphasis is ,when possible , put on the human thyroid. The original primary literature,as well as reviews , over the last 50 years are comprehensively and critically analyzed with:600 references . Controversies are presented . For complete coverage of this and related topics, please visit www.endotext.org.Copyright © 2000-2015, MDText.com, Inc.SectionsABSTRACTPHYLOGENYONTOGENYGROSS ANATOMYTHE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE THYROID CELLSGENERAL METABOLISM OF THE FOLLICULAR THYROID CELLTHYROID REGULATORY FACTORSREGULATORY CASCADESSPECIFIC CONTROL BY IODIDETHE THYROTROPIN RECEPTORCONTROL OF THYROID FUNCTIONCONTROL OF THYROID-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSIONCONTROL OF GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATIONReferences