to elucidate the factors responsible for such compensatory thyroid growth , particularly the role of tsh , we have observed the response of the serum tsh , t3 and t4 concentrations following hemithyroidectomy in the rat , and have attempted to correlate changes in these functions with changes in the weight and histology of the thyroid remnant .
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hemithyroidectomy
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thyroid