"goitrogen" meaning in English

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          "text": "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
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          "text": "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."
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        "Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil."
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          "text": "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
        },
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          "text": "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."
        }
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