The structure of the human thyroid in relation to ageing and focal thyroiditis.
Harris, Martin Palmer, Michael K
Harris, Martin
Palmer, Michael K
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Quantitative studies of non-nodular thyroid glands without focal thyroiditis obtained from consecutive autopsies on women aged over 20 yr showed a decrease in colloid content and an increase in stromal tissues with advancing age. When focal lymphocytic thyroiditis was present these changes were increased. This observation supports the theory that low-grade auto-immune processes can mimic or accelerate the ageing process but does not indicate that they initiate it.
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1980-02
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The structure of the human thyroid in relation to ageing and focal thyroiditis. 1980, 130 (2):99-104 J Pathol