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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Influence of the Thyroid on Wool Follicle Development in the Lamb

KA Ferguson, PG Schinckel, HB Carter and WH Clarke

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 9(4) 575 - 585
Published: 1956

Abstract

Thyroidectomy of the newborn lamb prevents the maturation of secondary wool follicles. The administration of l-thyroxine to thyroidectomized lambs allows normal follicle development.

https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9560575

© CSIRO 1956

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