Role of serotonin on pituitary-thyroid functions and antioxidants in diabetic male rats
Sumayah Faruq Kasim,
Fouad Ziedan Hamzah
Abstract:Diabetes mellitus causes an increase in oxidative stress. Serotonin is a hormone its level in circulation reduced in diabetes; recently, it has been found to possess antioxidant qualities. The purpose of the study was to look at the impact of diabetes on pituitary-thyroid functioning, and serotonin role in modulating these effects in a streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus rat model. The thirty-tow healthy male rats with a body weight of 180-200 gm were split equally into 4 groups, group [1[: control, group… Show more
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