[Function of the thyroid gland of tundra voles living on sites with the increased natural radioactivity].
We studied a functional condition of the thyroid gland of tundra voles living on sites with the increased level of a natural radioactivity (in Republic Komi areas in Russia). We have revealed that the functional condition of the thyroid gland depends on the phase of the population cycle of animals. The level of thyroid hormones in the irradiated animals differed from the norm; a high concentration of hormones in the irradiated animals was observed in the phase of the maximum number of animals, while males and females showed multidirectional differences from the control in the phase of the decreased number of animals.
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D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae; D001417:Background Radiation; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011883:Radium; D012426:Russia; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000528:radiation effects*
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D011883:Radium