Resumen

HUGUES HERNANDORENA, Beatriz; RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Julio César; RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, Julio César  y  MARRERO RODRIGUEZ, María Teresa. Laboratory animals in endocrinology: Biomodels in thyroid diseases. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2002, vol.13, n.3. ISSN 1561-2953.

The animal models used in the investigations on thyroid help to study the pathogenic mechanisms leading to the appearance of disorders of this gland, and give the opportunity to find new treatments and ways of prevention. The objective of this paper was to provide a detailed information on the biomodels of diseases affecting the thyroid, starting from a bibliographic review on this topic, including those obtained in a spontaneous or induced way, and explaining the environmental factors influencing them. To conclude, the advantages of these biomodels for the researchers devoted to study this branch of endocrinology were stressed, although they are not an exact reflex of what happens in man and they do not necessarily have all the distinctive features of thyroid pathology.

Palabras clave : ANIMALS, LABORATORY; THYROID DISEASES [prevention and control]; THYROID DISEASES [therapy]; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL.