"Propylthiouracil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A thiourea antithyroid agent. Propythiouracil inhibits the synthesis of thyroxine and inhibits the peripheral conversion of throxine to tri-iodothyronine. It is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopeoia, 30th ed, p534)
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D011441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.875.842.708
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Propylthiouracil" by people in Profiles.
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Bansal R, Zoeller RT. CLARITY-BPA: Bisphenol A or Propylthiouracil on Thyroid Function and Effects in the Developing Male and Female Rat Brain. Endocrinology. 2019 08 01; 160(8):1771-1785.
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Tonyushkina KN, Krug S, Ortiz-Toro T, Mascari T, Karlstrom RO. Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Disrupt Thyrotrope Development. Endocrinology. 2017 09 01; 158(9):2774-2782.
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Bansal R, Tighe D, Danai A, Rawn DF, Gaertner DW, Arnold DL, Gilbert ME, Zoeller RT. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (DE-71) interferes with thyroid hormone action independent of effects on circulating levels of thyroid hormone in male rats. Endocrinology. 2014 Oct; 155(10):4104-12.
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Sharlin DS, Gilbert ME, Taylor MA, Ferguson DC, Zoeller RT. The nature of the compensatory response to low thyroid hormone in the developing brain. J Neuroendocrinol. 2010 Mar; 22(3):153-65.
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Zoeller RT, Crofton KM. Mode of action: developmental thyroid hormone insufficiency--neurological abnormalities resulting from exposure to propylthiouracil. Crit Rev Toxicol. 2005 Oct-Nov; 35(8-9):771-81.
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Dowling AL, Iannacone EA, Zoeller RT. Maternal hypothyroidism selectively affects the expression of neuroendocrine-specific protein A messenger ribonucleic acid in the proliferative zone of the fetal rat brain cortex. Endocrinology. 2001 Jan; 142(1):390-9.
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Koller KJ, Wolff RS, Warden MK, Zoeller RT. Thyroid hormones regulate levels of thyrotropin-releasing-hormone mRNA in the paraventricular nucleus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Oct; 84(20):7329-33.
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Reiter EO, Root AW, Rettig K, Vargas A. Childhood thyromegaly: recent developments. J Pediatr. 1981 Oct; 99(4):507-18.
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Mitsuma T, Owens R, Shenkman L, Reiter E, Hollander CS. T3 toxicosis in childhood: hyperthyroidism due to isolated hypersecretion of triiodothyronine. J Pediatr. 1972 Nov; 81(5):982-4.