Total Testosterone, Cortizol, Growth hormone and Fluorine Levels in Fluorine Intoxicated Rabbits

Authors

MEHMET AKDOĞAN
ALİ BİLGİLİ
SEZAİ KAYA
ENDER YARSAN
EBRU ÜSTÜNER

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, the effects of fluorine given subchronically (70 days) in drinking water (1, 10, 40 mg/L) were assessed in New Zealand male rabbits and their effects on total testosterone, cortisol and growth hormone (GH) levels were determined. Blood samples were taken from control and experimental groups after 0, 21 and 70 days and total testosterone, cortisol, GH and fluorine levels were measured. As a result, in animals given 10 mg/L fluorinated water, on the 21^{st} day there was a statistically significant (p

Keywords

Rabbit, fluorine intoxication, testosterone, cortisol, growth hormone

First Page

489

Last Page

494

Recommended Citation

AKDOĞAN, MEHMET; BİLGİLİ, ALİ; KAYA, SEZAİ; YARSAN, ENDER; and ÜSTÜNER, EBRU (2001) "Total Testosterone, Cortizol, Growth hormone and Fluorine Levels in Fluorine Intoxicated Rabbits," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 25: No. 4, Article 10. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol25/iss4/10