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Thyroid

The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the anterior neck below the larynx that synthesises the iodine-containing hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, which regulate basal metabolic rate, thermogenesis, growth, and the function of multiple organ systems. Thyroid hormone production is controlled by the hypot…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 19× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-8572 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the anterior neck below the larynx that synthesises the iodine-containing hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, which regulate basal metabolic rate, thermogenesis, growth, and the function of multiple organ systems. Thyroid hormone production is controlled by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, and disorders of the gland include functional abnormalities such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism as well as structural and neoplastic disease ranging from benign nodules to differentiated, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic carcinomas. Diagnosis and management draw on histopathology, molecular profiling, imaging, and trace-element analysis, with surgery and radioactive iodine central to the treatment of malignancy. Research collected here reflects these dimensions, including molecular diagnosis in the management of thyroid cancer, trends in thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer, the trace-element content distinguishing malignant from benign nodules, and the histopathological pattern of thyroid disease. Further contributions examine thyroid transcription factor activity in cancer cell proliferation, microRNA profiling across thyroid carcinoma subtypes, thyroid hormone contributions in obesity, thyroid abnormalities in kidney disease, and outcomes after surgery and radioactive iodine. Together these peer-reviewed studies span thyroid physiology, functional and structural disease, thyroid cancer biology and diagnosis, and the analytical and clinical evaluation of thyroid disorders.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Adaptive Contribution of Thyroid Hormones in Obesity

Ozcelik FatihCorresponding author
University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
Exact topic International Journal of Negative Results Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-9181.ijnr-18-2530

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 19 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Thyroid, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Otolaryngology Advances (ISSN 2379-8572).

Journal editorial board
Ioannis Chatzistefanou · Greece Heather Bortfeld · United States Heidi Silver · United States

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