Effects of perinatal hypothyroidism on rat behavior and its relation with apoptosis of hippocampus neurons

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Huang, X W ^a   Yin, H M ^b   Ji, C ^a   Qin, Y F ^a   Yang, R W ^a   Zhao, Z Y ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Dept of Neurology   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; Hippocampus; Perinatal hypothyroidism; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT;

EID: 40949088197     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345560     Document Type: Article

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