Abstract:Hyperthyroidism is often observed in postmenopausal women due to conditions such as thyroiditis and toxic nodular goiter, Grave’s disease or thyroid stimulating hormone suppressive therapy for treating differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). However, the effect of such hormonal changes on skeletal muscles in females remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to observe the effects of hyperthyroidism on the skeletal muscle of ovariectomized rats. We randomly divided female Sprague-Dawley rats into sham-operate… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.