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.
Department of Pathology, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, Ohio 44266.
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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