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The use of thyreostatic drugs, like thiouracil (TU), in animal production has been banned for over three decades by the European Union, due to potential teratogenic and carcinogenic effects of its residues upon human consumption. Besides, thyreostats induce water retention in livestock, causing
The effects of 4-methyl-2-thiouracil (MTU, 0.1% in drinking water) on the composition and cross-sectional area of muscle fibres of the rat soleus muscle were studied. The percentage of fast twitch-oxidative-glycolytic (FOG) fibres fell after 2 weeks of treatment with MTU to zero at 8 weeks. In
The adsorption of Cu(II) ions by biochar fibres prior and after modification with 2-thiouracil on real and artificial samples has been studied by batch-type adsorption experiments, FTIR and XPS spectroscopy and competition reactions using U(VI) ions as competitor cations. The experimental data of
Propylthiouracil (6-propyl-2-thiouracil), an anti-thyroid agent, was fed to mice in a concentration equal to 0.1% of their diet for periods of 10 and 15 weeks. The cells of the inner zone of the adrenal cortex were examined with the electron microscope. In animals receiving propylthiouracil for ten
In this preliminary study, the potential of an in utero-lactation assay to detect thyroid effectors was evaluated by treating three dams/group with 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU), a known thyroid antagonist, by oral gavage at doses of 0, 0.0032, 0.016, 0.08 and 0.4 mg/kg/day during fetal
BACKGROUND
Adult hypothyroidism is a highly prevalent condition that impairs processes, such as learning and memory. Even though tetra-iodothyronine (T(4)) treatment can overcome the hypothyroidism in the majority of cases, it cannot fully recover the patient's learning capacity and memory. In this
We previously isolated from random sequences ribozymes able to form a glycosidic linkage between a ribose sugar and 4-thiouracil in a reaction that mimics protein-catalyzed nucleotide synthesis. Here we report on two serial in vitro selection experiments that defined the core motif of one of the
OBJECTIVE
Effects of transient neonatal hypothyroidism (HPOT) on adult testis size and serum hormone profiles were evaluated in the Charles foster strain of rats, maintained under the temperature of 21 degrees C (HPOTL) or of 34 degrees C (HPOTH).
METHODS
Hypothyroidism was induced in suckling pups
Mice fed a diet containing 1% (w/w) 3-hydroxy-4(1H)-pyridone (DHP) developed goitre even with a diet high in iodine whereas mimosine (0.5% w/w) did not produce goitre even with a low-iodine diet. Thyroid enlargement was apparent (measured morphometrically) by the 7th week and was advanced by the
We previously reported the presence of thyroid hormone autoantibodies (THAA) in the sera from three (2 Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 1 Hashimoto's thyroiditis suspected) out of four sisters in a family and one patient with Graves' disease during treatment with methimazole (MMI). According to the
Thyroid hormones have marked effects on the growth, development, and metabolic function of virtually all organs and tissues. Thyroid status is an important determinant of cardiovascular function. The present work studied the histopathological and ultrastructural changes in the hypothyroid rat left
In this experiment, 10 fattening bulls were given 0.27-0.42 g/kg body-weight of urea daily for 4 months. The bulls slaughtered after the experiments showed enlarged thyroid glands. These thyroid glands were much larger than the control glands (P = 0.1%). At the end of the experiment the bulls fed