The relation between reduced serum melatonin levels and zinc in rats with induced hypothyroidism

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-23

  Belviranli, Muaz ^a   Baltaci, Abdulkerim Kasim ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Melatonin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID HORMONE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THYROID HORMONES; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 38549085381     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1384     Document Type: Article

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