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Intranuclear rodlets in woodchuck thyroid follicular cells

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Intranuclear rodlets are seen in thyroid follicular cells of woodchucks fixed during summer and fall. They are not observed in winter and spring animals. A functional significance of these structures is suggested.

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  1. R. A. Young

    Present address: Harriet G. Bird Memorial Library, 01775, Stow, MA, USA

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Metabolic Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, College of Medicine, 05401, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    R. Frink, P. P. Krupp & R. A. Young

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Supported in part by PHS 05429-13-5 (P.P. Krupp, Department of Anatomy) and PHS R01 10254 (E.A. Sims, Metabolic Unit, Department of Medicine)

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Frink, R., Krupp, P.P. & Young, R.A. Intranuclear rodlets in woodchuck thyroid follicular cells. Cell Tissue Res. 193, 561–563 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00225351

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