Ameliorative effect of vitamin C on alterations in thyroid hormones concentrations induced by subchronic coadministration of chlorpyrifos and lead in Wistar rats

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ambali, Suleiman F ^a   Orieji, Chinedu ^a   Abubakar, Woziri O ^a   Shittu, Muftau ^a   Kawu, Mohammed U ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORPYRIFOS; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; MALONALDEHYDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84877798178     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/214924     Document Type: Article

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