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Effect of bipiperidyl mustard and gold thioglucose on the hypothalamus and growth of the hatchling chick and duckling. 1984

D L Hopper, and D G Satterlee

Following a 48 h fasting period after hatching, male Cobb broiler chicks were injected with either bipiperidyl mustard (intraperitoneally; 0.01 and 0.02 mg/g body weight) or goldthioglucose (intracardially; 0.25 mg/g body weight). The influence of these obesifying agents on growth was compared to control injections of physiological saline. Bi-weekly body weights, and eight week live, carcass, and abdominal fat plus carcass weights were depressed in chicks injected with bipiperidyl mustard, the depression being significant for eight-week abdominal fat weights. In birds injected with gold thioglucose all weights were significantly depressed. In a separate investigation, histological evidence of generalised hypothalmic lesions was observed in both chicks (Gallus domesticus) and ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) injected with bipiperidyl mustard or gold thioglucose. Similar lesions were absent in control chicks and ducklings. The possibility of the existence of a sex-steroid-mediated endorphinergic-glucostatic mechanism for appetite regulation in birds is discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007031	Hypothalamus	Ventral part of the DIENCEPHALON extending from the region of the OPTIC CHIASM to the caudal border of the MAMMILLARY BODIES and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the THIRD VENTRICLE.	Lamina Terminalis,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Area,Area, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Areas, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Preoptico Hypothalamic Area,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Areas
D008297	Male		Males
D009150	Mustard Compounds	Strong alkylating and immunosuppressive agents whose biological activity is based on the presence of bis(2-chloroethyl)- groups. Although otherwise structurally diverse, the compounds have in common the capacity to contribute alkyl groups to DNA. They are generally highly toxic but include among their number many widely used and effective antineoplastic agents.	Compounds, Mustard
D011201	Poultry Diseases	Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.	Disease, Poultry,Diseases, Poultry,Poultry Disease
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002645	Chickens	Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.	Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D004372	Ducks	A water bird in the order Anseriformes (subfamily Anatinae (true ducks)) with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.	Duck
D006046	Gold	A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.
D006051	Aurothioglucose	A thioglucose derivative used as an antirheumatic and experimentally to produce obesity in animals.	Gold Thioglucose,Aureotan,Auromyose,Aurothioglucose, Sodium Salt, beta-D Isomer,Aurothioglucose, beta-D Isomer,Gold-50,Solganal,Solganal B Oleosum,Solganol,Thioglucosoaurate,Aurothioglucose, beta D Isomer,B Oleosum, Solganal,Gold 50,Gold50,Oleosum, Solganal B,Thioglucose, Gold,beta-D Isomer Aurothioglucose
D000273	Adipose Tissue	Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.	Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty