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. 2014 Jan 1;24(1):88–168. doi: 10.1089/thy.2013.0109

FIG. 11.

FIG. 11.

Dissection of the rodent thyroid gland. (A) Surgical incision, (B) isolate the salivary glands, (C) dissociate the muscles, (D) free the trachea, (E) section the lateral muscles, (F) slide a needle underneath the trachea, revealing the thyroid gland. Modified with permission from a web posting by Prof. Emeritus Jean-Pierre Herveg and Christian Regaert.