Vitamin E Levels in Thyroid Diseases

Authors

Aslı ERKILIÇ
Metin ERKILIÇ
Saadet GÜMÜŞLÜ
Gültekin YÜCEL
Tomris ÖZBEN

DOI

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Abstract

In thyroid diseases, the metabolic rate varies due to the physiologic effect of thyroid hormones. An increased rate of metabolism may cause the production of free radicals and decrease the free radical scavengers. We measured thyroid hormones by radiioimmunoassay and vitamin E levels by a fluorometric method in euthyroid, hypothyroid and hyperthyroid patients. The lowest vitamin E level was in the hyperthyroid group (20.54±4.32 µmol/l). A statistically significant difference (p

Keywords

Vitamin E, Hyperthyroidim

First Page

7

Last Page

9

Recommended Citation

ERKILIÇ, Aslı; ERKILIÇ, Metin; GÜMÜŞLÜ, Saadet; YÜCEL, Gültekin; and ÖZBEN, Tomris (1996) "Vitamin E Levels in Thyroid Diseases," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 1, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol26/iss1/2