title: Does exposure to thyroxine-mimics cause feline thyroid hyperplasia?
abstract: Over the past four decades, the incidence of feline thyroid hyperplasia (FTH) has steadily increased. Concomitantly, cats' exposure to thyroxine (T4)-mimicking environmental contaminants and food additives has also increased.
  and IAN SHAW: hypothesise that the two could be linked.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4442 e-mail: K.Hill@massey.ac.nz.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand 8140 e-mail: ian.shaw@canterbury.ac.nz.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002415:Cats; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D005503:Food Additives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005503:Food Additives; D013974:Thyroxine