Research Article

Supplementation of T3 Recovers Hypothyroid Rat Liver Cells from Oxidatively Damaged Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Leading to Apoptosis

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Effect of PTU-induced hypothyroidism and its reversal by upon mitochondrial ROS and ROS-metabolizing enzymes. (a) Superoxide radical generation capacity of submitochondrial particles. (b) Superoxide dismutase activity in the mitochondrial matrix fraction isolated from liver of rats. Data are means ± S.D. of five animals/group. Statistical significance is denoted by and compared to euthyroid rats; compared to hypothyroid rats.
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