Effect of experimental zinc deficiency on thyroid gland in guinea-pigs

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 376-381

  Gupta, R P ^a   Verma, P C ^a   Garg, S L ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Guinea pigs; Thyroid; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE; ZINC;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BODY POSTURE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEG EDEMA; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030661844     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000178010     Document Type: Article

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