Hexavalent chromium toxicity in pituitary and thyroid glands

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Mahmood, Tariq ^a   Qureshi, Irfan Zia ^a   Nadeem, Muhammad Sajid ^b   Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Capital Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Pituitary gland; Thyroid gland; Thyroid hormones; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HISTOLOGY; RODENT; TOXICITY;

RATTUS;

EID: 42249098386     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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