Year
1986
Degree Name
Master of Science (Hons.)
Department
Department of Biology
Recommended Citation
Sen, Namita, Developmental changes in the membrane fatty acids of rats and the role of the thyroid, Master of Science (Hons.) thesis, Department of Biology, University of Wollongong, 1986. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2755
Abstract
The role of the thyroid in developmental changes in membrane fatty acids was examined in the rat. Three tissues were studied in euthyroid and hypothyroid rats, the tissues were liver, heart and brain. Hypothyroidism was acheived by providing pregnant and young rats with drinking water containing 0.05% PTU. Both euthyroid and hypothyroid rats were killed at 1, 5, 15 and 25 days of age as well as adult rats. The following parameters were measured in both groups ; plasma T^ and T3 concentrations, body weight, tissue weights, phospholipid content of tissues, fatty acid composition of phospholipids isolated from these tissues.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.