THE INFLUENCE OF HYPERTHYROIDISM ON ZINC DISTRIBUTION IN ADULT-RATS

Authors
DURSUN N KARATOY M AKAR S BIBEROGLU G
Citation
N. Dursun et al., THE INFLUENCE OF HYPERTHYROIDISM ON ZINC DISTRIBUTION IN ADULT-RATS, Japanese Journal of Physiology, 45(1), 1995, pp. 197-202
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Japanese Journal of Physiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0021521X
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
197 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-521X(1995)45:1<197:TIOHOZ>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The zinc distribution was determined in adult rats 15 d after the begi nning of thyroxin (T4) treatment. The zinc was investigated in RBC, pl asma, brain, heart, muscle, liver, kidney, spleen, thymus, and bone. T he results confirm that T4 modified zinc in RBC and tissues. Zinc was significantly decreased in RBC (45%) but no significant difference was found in plasma zinc between experimental and control groups. Zinc wa s decreased 33% in muscle and 14% in liver, but was increased 10% in k idney. Brain, heart, spleen, thymus were the least affected tissues. B one zinc was decreased but no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups.