Seasonal variation in plasma thyroid hormone concentrations in coastal versus inland populations of juvenile American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ): Influence of plasma iodide concentrations

Abstract Thyroid hormones, essential for normal growth and health, are associated with changes in temperature, photoperiod, and reproduction. Iodide, a necessary element for thyroid hormone production, varies in diet, and is more abundant in estuarine environments, which could alter thyroid hormone...

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Published in:	General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 174; no. 3; pp. 362 - 369
Main Authors:	Boggs, Ashley S.P, Hamlin, Heather J, Lowers, Russell H, Guillette, Louis J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2011
Subjects:	Alligator Alligator mississippiensis alligators Alligators and Crocodiles - blood Animals Blood Chemical Analysis - methods Brackish climate change conservation areas diet Ecosystem Endocrinology & Metabolism Female Florida Fresh Water freshwater habitats Iodide iodides Iodine - analysis Iodine - blood lakes Male Mass Spectrometry metabolism Osmolar Concentration photoperiod Population reproduction Season seasonal variation Seasons Seawater temperature Thyroid Thyroid Hormones - analysis Thyroid Hormones - blood Thyroxine Triiodothyronine Validation Studies as Topic Florida ASW, USA, Florida, Merritt I., Merritt Island Natl. Wildlife Refuge Iodide Triiodothyronine Alligator Season Thyroxine Thyroid
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