Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of caraway on thyroid gland structure and hormones in female rat

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-341

  Dehghani, F ^a   Panjehshahin, M R ^a   Vojdani, Z ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caraway; Herbal medicine; Rat; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CARUM CARVI; RATTUS;

EID: 78650815537     PISSN: 17281997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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