Imbalance of Autophagy and Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress May Be Involved in Thyroid Damage Caused by Sleep Deprivation in Rats

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SD affected body weight, thyroid weight, and antioxidant capacity. (a) Body weight changes throughout the study duration ( in each group). (b) Final body weight decreased in the SD group and (c) thyroid weight remained normal in the SD group compared with rats in the CC and TC groups( in each group). (d) There was a tendency for the thyroid index to increase ( in each group). (e) MDA content increased and (f) T-AOC (total antioxidant capacity) decreased in thyroid tissue compared with rats in the CC and TC groups ( in each group). Data are shown as the mean (bar) and standard deviation (whisker) or median (bar) with scatter plots. , , compared with rats in the CC or TC group.

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