Thyroid Thoughts

London C, Mathie T, Stingle N, et al. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 2012;10:194-205. The purpose of this study was to provide an initial assessment of the potential biologic activity of toceranib phosphate (Palladia(R), Pfizer Animal Health, Madison, NJ, USA) in … Read More

Otero T, Archer J, Billings H, et al. Proceedings of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine—Companion Animals Congress 2002;173. Feline hyperthyroidism can be difficult to diagnose. Sensitive TSH assays are used to diagnose this condition in humans. The aim … Read More

Pessina P, Castillo V, Araujo M, et al. Research in veterinary science 2012;93:108-113. Thyrotropin receptor (TSH-R), thyroglobulin (Tg), thyroperoxidase (TPO), thyroid specific transcription factor-1 (TTF-1), paired box 8 transcription factor (PAX-8), insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and estrogen receptor alpha … Read More

Metzger FL, Rebar AH. The Veterinary clinics of North America Small animal practice 2012;42:615-629, v. Routine monitoring of clinicopathologic data is a critical component in the management of older patients because blood and urine testing allows the veterinarian to monitor … Read More

Kuczynski LA, Schwartz P, Peddle G, et al. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 2012;48:278-283. At approximately 4-5 mo of age, three Polish Lowland sheepdog puppies from a single litter of eight puppies presented to their respective primary veterinarians … Read More

Ochiai H, Morishita T, Onda K, et al. J Vet Med Sci 2012. A full-length cDNA sequence of canine L-type amino acid transporter 1 (Lat1) was determined from a canine brain. The sequence was 1,828 bp long and was predicted … Read More

Luis Fuentes V. Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2012;14:459-470. PRACTICAL RELEVANCE: Feline arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a common but devastating complication of myocardial disease, often necessitating euthanasia. A combination of endothelial dysfunction and blood stasis in the left atrium … Read More

Scott-Moncrieff JC. The Veterinary clinics of North America Small animal practice 2012;42:707-725, vi-vii. The effects of age, concurrent illness, and administered medications complicate diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction in geriatric patients. Interpretation of thyroid hormone testing should take these factors into … Read More

Leach TN, Childress MO, Greene SN, et al. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 2012;10:102-112. The purpose of this study was to assess the toxicoses and antitumor activity of metronomic chlorambucil at a dosage of 4 mg m(-2) daily in dogs with … Read More

Gal A, Raetzman LT, Singh K.  Can Vet J 2012;53:659-664. This report describes the histomorphological changes of central hypothyroidism (pituitary dependent) in several target organs of thyroid hormones of a Portuguese water dog, and contrasts those with the reported features … Read More