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Does exposure to thyroxine‐mimics cause feline thyroid hyperplasia?
Author(s) -
Hill K. E.,
Shaw I. C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g3754
Subject(s) - cats , hyperplasia , thyroid , incidence (geometry) , physiology , medicine , endocrinology , thyroid hormones , physics , optics
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. Kate Hill and Ian Shaw hypothesise that the two could be linked.