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The teleost head kidney: Integrating thyroid and immune signalling

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1 Published in 2017 at "Developmental and Comparative Immunology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.06.025

Abstract: ABSTRACT The head kidney, analogous to the mammalian adrenal gland, is an organ unique for teleost fish. It comprises cytokine‐producing lymphoid cells from the immune system and endocrine cells secreting cortisol, catecholamines, and thyroid hormones.… read more here.

Keywords: thyroid system; system; head kidney;