title: Histological structure of the thyroid gland in the neonatal pig.
abstract: The histological structure of the thyroid glands from 115 piglets that were stillborn or slaughtered at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 or 72 h of age were examined. Thyroid follicle diameter decreased (p < 0.05) after birth and then increased (p < 0.05) through 72 h. Thyroid glands from stillborn piglets contained follicles whose diameters were similar to those oberved in 72-hour piglets. Thyroid follicles at all stages of development contained colloid and were surrounded by mainly cuboidal-columnar epithelium.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D013552:Swine; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development