goitrogen
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English
Etymology
Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
goitrogen (plural goitrogens)
- Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
- "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."[3]
- "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."[4]
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References
- ^ Goitrogen in Dictionary.com
- ^ Goitrogen in Merriam-Webster
- ^ “P. S. Cooke, J. Porcelli, R. A. Hess. Induction of increased testis growth and sperm production in adult rats by neonatal administration of the goitrogen propylthiouracil (PTU): the critical period. Biology of Reproduction. January 1992;46(1):146-54.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2008 June 19 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 December 2008
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