Effect of congenital hypothyroidism on cell density in the ganglion cell layer of the rat retina

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 665-668

  Navegantes, L C C ^a,b   Silveira, L C L ^a   Santos, G L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Propylthiouracil; Retina; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PREGNANCY; RAT; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL ACUITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; THYROID HORMONES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030133095     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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