Developmental influences of thyroid hormones on the rat olfactory receptor sheet

Although much is known about the regulatory role of thyroid hormones on brain development, little is known about the effects of thyroid hormones on the development of the peripheral nervous system. The major aim of this thesis therefore, is to examine the role of thyroid hormones on the postnatal development of the olfactory receptor sheet (epithelium) of the rat. Quantitative, light microscopic morphometric and cell count studies were carried out on the olfactory epithelium of growing normal, hypothyroid, hypothyroid/recovery and hyperthyroid rats to measure olfactory neuronal proliferation and maturation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physiology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Paternostro, Mark Anthony

Contributors dc:contributor

• Meismai, Esmail

• Biology, Neuroscience
• Biology, Animal Physiology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Paternostro, Mark Anthony

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236564
(UMI)AAI9236564

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21144