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Torlak,V.; Zemunik,T.; Modun,D.; Capkun,V.; Pesutic-Pisac,V.; Markotic,A.; Pavela-Vrancic,M.; Stanicic,A.. |
Therapeutic doses of 131I administered to thyrotoxic patients may cause thyroid failure. The present study used a rat model to determine thyroid function after the administration of different doses of 131I (64-277 µCi). Thirty male Fisher rats in the experimental group and 30 in the control group (untreated) were followed for 6 months. The animals were 4 months old at the beginning of the experiment and were sacrificed at an age of 9 months. Hormone concentration was determined before 131I administration (4-month-old animals) and three times following 131I administration, when the animals were 7, 8, and 9 months old. The thyroid glands were removed and weighed, their volume was determined and histopathological examination was performed at the end of the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Thyroid gland; 131I; Hormones; Histopathology; T3; T4; TSH. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000800009 |
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