Calcium oxalate in mammalian thyroids: a re-evaluation.
Although calcium oxalate crystals in the thyroid have been thought to occur only in human glands, this compound may be found in thyroid glands of a wide variety of mammalian species. Mechanisms underlying the formation of these deposits and their biological significance remain unclear but various possibilities are discussed.
Reid
J D
JD
Department of Pathology, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, Ohio 44266.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000378:metabolism*; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D016664:Cercocebus; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006071:Gorilla gorilla; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D011148:Pongo pygmaeus; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
D002129:Calcium Oxalate