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ArticleCureus2019

Evaluation of the Activities of Thyroid Hormones Among Pre- and Post-menopausal Euthyroid Women: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in India.

Bhagavan Reddy Kolanu, Sabitha Vadakedath, Venugopal Boddula, Venkataramana Kandi

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bhagavan Reddy KolanuBiochemistry, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Sabitha VadakedathBiochemistry, Chalmeda Anandrao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Venugopal BoddulaBiochemistry, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Venkataramana KandiMicrobiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Aging brings about several changes in humans that include both physiological and anatomical changes. As individuals' age, the activity of the thyroid gland and its hormones decline, causing significant metabolic disorders. Most thyroid gland disorders have been noted among young and middle-aged women. Very little is known regarding the activities of thyroid hormones among older aged women. Methods The study included 350 young to middle-aged pre-menopausal women between 25 and 49 years and 350 older post-menopausal women above 50 years of age. The study was conducted in the department of biochemistry, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Nagunur, Karimnagar, Telangana, India. The subjects included in the study were euthyroid (not having any signs and symptoms of thyroid disorder) and were not on any medication. The thyroid profile, including thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), tri-iodothyronine (T

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post-menopausalpre-menopausaltetra-iodothyronine (t4)thyroid gland disordersthyroid hormonesthyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)tri-iodothyronine (t3)

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PMID31139518
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