@article{QIMS1591,
author = {Sulaiman Md. Dom and Hairil Rashmizal Abdul Razak and Farah Wahida Ahmad Zaiki and Nurul Hidayah Saat and Khairunnisa Abd Manan and Iza Nurzawani Che Isa and Ummi Farhana Hashim},
title = {Ultrasound exposure during pregnancy affects rabbit foetal parathyroid hormone (PTH) level},
journal = {Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery},
volume = {3},
number = {1},
year = {2013},
keywords = {},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in parathyroid hormone (PTH) level of rabbit foetal bodies exposed to ultrasound at different gestational stages. A total of 9 pregnant rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were insonated for 60 minutes at the middle of 1st, 2nd and 3rd gestational stages for group A (n=14 newborns), group B (n=7 newborns ) and group C (n=24 newborns) respectively. Seven pregnant rabbits with 41 newborns severed as negative control group. Blood samples were withdrawn from each newborn rabbits for Parathyroid Hormone-Intact (PTH-I) test. Results of the independent samples t-test implied statistically significant differences (P},
issn = {2223-4306}, url = {https://qims.amegroups.org/article/view/1591}
}