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Measurements of thyroid epithelium in glands prepared for surgery with iodothiouracil and with other antithyroid drugs. 1952

B CATZ, and P STARR

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004848	Epithelium	The layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS which cover the inner and outer surfaces of the cutaneous, mucus, and serous tissues and glands of the body.	Mesothelium,Epithelial Tissue,Mesothelial Tissue,Epithelial Tissues,Mesothelial Tissues,Tissue, Epithelial,Tissue, Mesothelial,Tissues, Epithelial,Tissues, Mesothelial
D013889	Thiouracil	Occurs in seeds of Brassica and Crucifera species. Thiouracil has been used as antithyroid, coronary vasodilator, and in congestive heart failure although its use has been largely supplanted by other drugs. It is known to cause blood dyscrasias and suspected of terato- and carcinogenesis.
D013956	Antithyroid Agents	Agents that are used to treat hyperthyroidism by reducing the excessive production of thyroid hormones.	Antithyroid Agent,Antithyroid Drug,Goitrogen,Goitrogens,Thyroid Antagonists,Antithyroid Drugs,Antithyroid Effect,Antithyroid Effects,Agent, Antithyroid,Agents, Antithyroid,Antagonists, Thyroid,Drug, Antithyroid,Drugs, Antithyroid,Effect, Antithyroid,Effects, Antithyroid
D013961	Thyroid Gland	A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.	Thyroid,Gland, Thyroid,Glands, Thyroid,Thyroid Glands,Thyroids
D014781	Viscera	Any of the large interior organs in any one of the three great cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen.