Role of Thyroid Gland in Prenatal Development-A Mini Review-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF DAIRY & VETERINARY SCIENCES Abstract The thyroid gland is the first glandular structure to form and develops as a ventral midline as endodermal diverticulum from the floor of the foregut. The thyroid gland regulates the physical and chemical processes that occur at the cellular level. Thyroid hormones directly involved in the mammalian metabolism by a thermogenic in turns increase the amount of heat produced at a given time accelerating body growth and development and increasing cardiac function. The interrelationship of thyroid glands with body-growth and marked variations takes place viz in location, gross, histological and follicular activity during prenatal life. Keywords: Thyroid gland; Foregut; Thermogenic; Hormones; Cardiac. Introduction Thyroid gland word derived from Greek "Thyreos" means an oblong shield and “Edios" means form. The gland appears to hav...