Histological structure and hormonal profile of pituitary and thyroid glands affected by castration and iodine supplementation in male rabbits

Soliman, Esam B; Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt; Zahran, Wafaa M; Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt; El-Bakry, Hanan A; Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the effects of castration and iodine supplementaion on the histological structure of pituitary and thyroid glands and their related hormones in NZW male rabbits. Animals were randomly divided into two groups. The first group was supplemented with iodine as potassium iodide at a level of 400 ppm, while the other was control. Each group was divided into two subgroups; the first subgroup was bilaterally castrated (BC) after testicles descended using banding technique, while the other served as an intact (INT) control. Plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations were increased (P

Date

2004-07-15

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info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/29936
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejb/article/view/29936
10.4314/ejb.v3i2.29936

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