Thyroid function in hemidecorticate rats
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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21(5): 949-55, 1988. tab
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1. Throid function was evaluated in hemidecorticate (HD) and control (C) rats by determining serum T3 and T4 levels and the development of incisors and mandibles and through analysis of various histological features of the thyroid such as follicle size, colloid droplet content and [3H] - glycine uptake by follicular cells. 2. HD animals presented normal levels of circulating T3 but significantly lower T4 levels. 3. There was slight atrophy of the gland in HD animals and fewer colloid droplets were present in the cytoplasm of the follicular cells in this group, indicating a reduction in the breakdown of thyroglobulin. [3H] - glycine uptake by HD indicated that rate of thyroglobulin biosynthesis was not altered in the experimental animals. 4. the growth of mandibles (weight) and incisors (weight and lenght) was reduced in HD compared to the control animals. 5. These results suggest that hemidecortication causes mild hypothyroidism (trophoprivic type) probably by affecting hypothalamic function
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Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Tiroxina
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Tri-Iodotironina
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Descorticação Cerebral
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Incisivo
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Mandíbula
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1988
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