131I-induced changes in rat thyroid gland function

Therapeutic doses of 131I administered to thyrotoxic patients may cause thyroid failure. The present study used a rat model to determine thyroid function after the administration of different doses of 131I (64-277 µCi). Thirty male Fisher rats in the experimental group and 30 in the control group (u...

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Main Authors: V. Torlak, T. Zemunik, D. Modun, V. Capkun, V. Pesutic-Pisac, A. Markotic, M. Pavela-Vrancic, A. Stanicic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
T3
T4
TSH
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000800009