Pinealectomy inhibits antioxidant system in rats with hyperthyroidism. Mogulkoc R, Baltaci A, Aydin L, Oztekin E, Sivrikaya A. Comparative Study 2005; 26(6): 795-798 PubMed PMID: 16380688 Keywords: Animals, Antioxidants:metabolism, Brain:enzymology, Glutathione:metabolism, Hyperthyroidism:metabolism, Lipid Peroxidation:physiology, Liver:enzymology, Male, Malondialdehyde:metabolism, Myocardium:enzymology, Pineal Gland:physiology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-. Citation OBJECTIVE: Thyroid hormones regulate energy metabolism and act on the mitochondria, which is an important source of free radicals in the c..... Read abstract Full text PDF