| D008675 |
Metamorphosis, Biological |
Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult forms, such as from TADPOLES to frogs; caterpillars to BUTTERFLIES. |
Biological Metamorphosis,Biological Metamorphoses,Metamorphoses, Biological |
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| D010902 |
Pituitary Gland |
A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM. |
Hypophysis,Hypothalamus, Infundibular,Infundibular Stalk,Infundibular Stem,Infundibulum (Hypophysis),Infundibulum, Hypophyseal,Pituitary Stalk,Hypophyseal Infundibulum,Hypophyseal Stalk,Hypophysis Cerebri,Infundibulum,Cerebri, Hypophysis,Cerebrus, Hypophysis,Gland, Pituitary,Glands, Pituitary,Hypophyseal Stalks,Hypophyses,Hypophysis Cerebrus,Infundibular Hypothalamus,Infundibular Stalks,Infundibulums,Pituitary Glands,Pituitary Stalks,Stalk, Hypophyseal,Stalk, Infundibular,Stalks, Hypophyseal,Stalks, Infundibular |
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| D002369 |
Castration |
Surgical removal or artificial destruction of gonads. |
Gonadectomy,Castrations,Gonadectomies |
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| D000818 |
Animals |
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. |
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia |
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| D001001 |
Anura |
An order of the class Amphibia, which includes several families of frogs and toads. They are characterized by well developed hind limbs adapted for jumping, fused head and trunk and webbed toes. The term "toad" is ambiguous and is properly applied only to the family Bufonidae. |
Bombina,Frogs and Toads,Salientia,Toad, Fire-Bellied,Toads and Frogs,Anuras,Fire-Bellied Toad,Fire-Bellied Toads,Salientias,Toad, Fire Bellied,Toads, Fire-Bellied |
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| D012621 |
Seasons |
Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal |
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| D013194 |
Staining and Labeling |
The marking of biological material with a dye or other reagent for the purpose of identifying and quantitating components of tissues, cells or their extracts. |
Histological Labeling,Staining,Histological Labelings,Labeling and Staining,Labeling, Histological,Labelings, Histological,Stainings |
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| D013956 |
Antithyroid Agents |
Agents that are used to treat hyperthyroidism by reducing the excessive production of thyroid hormones. |
Antithyroid Agent,Antithyroid Drug,Goitrogen,Goitrogens,Thyroid Antagonists,Antithyroid Drugs,Antithyroid Effect,Antithyroid Effects,Agent, Antithyroid,Agents, Antithyroid,Antagonists, Thyroid,Drug, Antithyroid,Drugs, Antithyroid,Effect, Antithyroid,Effects, Antithyroid |
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| D013961 |
Thyroid Gland |
A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively. |
Thyroid,Gland, Thyroid,Glands, Thyroid,Thyroid Glands,Thyroids |
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| D013965 |
Thyroidectomy |
Surgical removal of the thyroid gland. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Thyroidectomies |
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