title: [Plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones in the domestic goat. Seasonal variations in relation to age].
abstract: Plasma thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) were investigated by immunoenzymatic methods in an Umbrian indigenous goat population. Seventy females and 10 males, aging 1 to 14 years, were tested in different periods of the year. Mean values (m +/- SD) of 320 determinations were 2,4 +/- 1,5 ng/ml (ranging from 0,5 to 7,0) for T3 and 6,5 +/- 2,5 micrograms/dl (range 2,2 - 14,2) for T4. The highest values for both hormones were recorded in spring, the lowest at the end of the summer (mean decrease: T3 = 57%; T4 equal 35%). Thyroid hormone levels decreased with age, young animals under 3 years showing higher values and lower summer decreases (particularly of the T3 levels), than mature animals (4 - 8 years old). Old goats, (aging 9 - 14 years) showed the lowest values for both hormones.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000097:blood*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Concentrazione plasmatica degli ormoni tiroidei della capra-domestica. Variazioni stagionali e in rapporto con l'eta'.