The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that lies in front of the windpipe (trachea), just below the voice box. The parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located behind the thyroid gland. The parathyroid glands produce a substance (parathyroid hormone) that helps control the amount of calcium in the blood.
<span>Cattle and sheep are exposed to lead and zinc when these poisons are in the grass/soil.
Cattle and sheep graze on the grass, and thus they intake these minerals, such as lead and zinc when they come in contact with grass or earth they may eat along with grass. Thus they are exposed to them via eating.
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Mutations in the HBB (beta-globin) protein causes symptoms of sickle cell disease.
