Evaluation of possible goitrogenic and anti-thyroidal effect of nitrate, a potential environmental pollutant

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-288

  Mukhopadhyay, Sanjukta ^a   Ghosh, Dishari ^a   Chatterjee, Aparajita ^a   Sinha, Sanchari ^a   Tripathy, Smritiratan ^a   Chandra, Amar K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Goitre; Nitrate; Thyroid peroxidase; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GOITER; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINATION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTANT; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GOITER; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODINE; NITRATES; ORGAN SIZE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 23044490141     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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