@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1193,
	  title     = {Sex Differences in Thyroid Gland Structure of Rabbits},
	  author    = {Parchami A. and  Fatahian Dehkordi RF.},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The aim of the present investigation was to compare
sex differences in thyroid gland structure of rabbits. Five adult male
and five adult female (3.1-3.5 kg body weight) New Zealand white
rabbits were used in the experiment. Results showed that at light
microscopic level, there was no sex difference in microscopic
appearance of the thyroid glands. At electron microscopic level,
however, the mitochondria and the microvilli of the follicular cells
are more numerous and the Golgi complex is also more extensive in
male rabbits in comparison to females. Results obtained from
micrometric measurements showed that the volume density of the
follicles is higher in males than in females, but the differences are not
statistically significant .The volume density of epithelium and the
height of follicular cells are significantly greater in males than in
females and reverse is true about the volume density of interstitium
(p},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {278 - 281},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1193},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/65},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 65, 2012},
	}