The effect of folic acid as an antioxidant on the hypothalamic monoamines in experimentally induced hypothyroid rat

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Ibrahim, Wafaa ^a   Tousson, Ehab ^b   El Masry, Thanaa ^c   Arafa, Nadia ^d   Akela, Mohamed ^b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c Tanta University   (Egypt)

^d NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

Author keywords

homocysteine; hypothalamus; hypothyroidism; monoamines; oxidative stress; PTU; rats

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALONALDEHYDE; MONOAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; FOLIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS; THYROTROPIN; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84858432250     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711410913     Document Type: Article

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