Histological changes in the adenohypophysis and thyroid gland of propylthiouracil-treated chickens following placement of basomedial hypothalamic lesions

B. Robinzon*, N. Snapir, M. Perek

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Abstract

Placement of basomedial hypothalamic lesions in chickens prevented hypertrophy of the thyroid gland and the increase in the population of alcianophilic-thyrotropic cells in the adenohypophysis induced by feed supplementation of 0.1% propylthiouracil. It is suggested that destruction of the basomedial hypothalamus causes damage in a possible production site of the thyrotropic releasing hormone, or, perhaps, in its transport pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-370
Number of pages6
JournalGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1977

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