Effects of hypothyroidism on the DNA, carbohydrate, soluble protein and sialic acid contents of rat submandibular glands |
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| Authors: | B. L. G. Morgan B. L. Kuyatt J. Fink |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Preventive Dentistry, Columbia University and Laboratory of Molecular Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA |
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| Abstract: | Submandibular glands are a target organ of thyroid hormones. This study examined the effects of hypothyroidism on the biochemical characteristics of these glands in the nil. There were no effects on the neutral sugar and DNA contents. However, soluble protein concentrations (μg/mg wet weight) were significantly decreased and sialic acid concentrations (μg/mg soluble protein) were significantly elevated. |
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