Neurobehavioral development of neonatal rats after in-utero hypothyroxinemia: Efficacy of prenatal thyroxine treatment

Early Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 63-76

  Weller, Aron ^a   Rozin, Aviram ^a   Rigler, Oren ^a   Sack, Joseph ^b,c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

In utero hypothyroidism; Methimazole; Neonatal rats; Neurobehavioral development; Thyroxine replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MATURATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030595347     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3782(96)01742-2     Document Type: Article

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