Comparative study of the effects of experimentally induced hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in some brain regions in albino rats

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-389

  El bakry, A M ^a   El Gareib, A W ^b   Ahmed, R G ^a  

^a Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Skeleton; Thyroid states

Indexed keywords

THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETON; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 77953358395     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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