The Effect of Thiouracil on the Thyroid Gland of the Mouse

Authors

Patricia Patridge

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The object of this research was to determine the effect of thiouracil on the thyroid gland of the mouse. The results showed that thiouracil caused a definite increase in the size of the gland and a decrease in the amount of iodine present in the gland. Since thiouracil is considered capable of preventing iodine from binding and producing the thyroxine molecule needed for the normal function of the gland, these results were as expected.

Publication Date

October 1966

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers' Journal

Volume

4

Issue

1

First Page

28

Last Page

28

Copyright

© Copyright 1966 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Patridge, Patricia (1966) "The Effect of Thiouracil on the Thyroid Gland of the Mouse," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 4: No. 1, Article 24.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol4/iss1/24