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Alteration in Serum & Saliva α-Amylase Activity & Levels of Some Hormones Associated with Exposure to Chemicals: A Case Study on Iraqi Undergraduate Chemistry Students

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21744
Hathama Razooki Hasan
Department of Chemistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5512-4228
Thikra Hasan Mathkor
Department of Chemistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Corresponding Author(s) : Hathama Razooki Hasan

hathamahasan@scbaghdad.com; hathama2012@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31 No. 2 (2019): Vol. 31 No. 2

Abstract

Numerous studies have pointed a link between exposure to environmental chemicals and disturbance of hormones. The present study consisted of 22 chemistry undergraduate final year students (11 males and 11 females) of Baghdad University, Iraq. Samples (serum and saliva) were collected in the middle of September, 2017 (before exposure group) and after 3 months of their practical study at chemistry teaching laboratory (after exposure group). All studied hormones (TSH, testosterone and cortisol) were found to increase in both male and female subgroups. The increase was statistically significant for serum TSH and testosterone (p < 0.05) and insignificant for cortisol. Insignificant variations were reported for salivary hormones (testosterone and cortisol). Serum and salivary α-amylase activity was found to be insignificantly decreased and increased respectively, in the exposure groups.

Keywords

Chemical exposure Saliva’s hormones α-Amylase Iraqi undergraduate students
Hasan, H. R., & Mathkor, T. H. (2019). Alteration in Serum & Saliva α-Amylase Activity & Levels of Some Hormones Associated with Exposure to Chemicals: A Case Study on Iraqi Undergraduate Chemistry Students. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31(2), 410–416. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21744
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