Carbimazole-induced hypothyroidism causes the adrenal atrophy in 10 days' prenatally treated albino rats

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 383-386

  Sarwar, Ghulam ^a,b   Parveen, Sughra ^b  

^a Fatima Jinnah Dental College   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Carbimazole; Prenatally treated rats

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX ATROPHY; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; ZONA FASCICULATA;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CARBIMAZOLE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; RATS; THYROXINE; ZONA FASCICULATA;

EID: 23644451205     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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