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To determine the cytological changes in anterior pituitary cells following radioiodine administration and evaluate their utility in assessing thyroid functional status.

January 1, 1950Endocrinology

The Cytological Changes That Occur in the Anterior Pituitary Glands of Rats Injected With Various Doses of I131and Their Significance in the Estimation of Thyroid Function1

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RGR. C. GOLDBERGNational Institutes of Health ICI.L. ChaikoffUniversity of California, Berkeley

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Experimental study demonstrates dose-dependent anterior pituitary cytological alterations in rats, indicating pituitary cell morphology can evaluate thyroid function.

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To determine the cytological changes in anterior pituitary cells following radioiodine administration and evaluate their utility in assessing thyroid functional status.
Evaluated anterior pituitary cytology in rats following exposure to graded doses of radioactive iodine (I-131).
Quantified shifts in basophilic and acidophilic cell populations across varying levels of thyroid deficiency.
Pituitary basophils increased measurably with mild thyroxine deficiency (induced by reducing thyroxine by 0.1 micrograms per 100 grams body weight) and showed up to an eight-fold increase with signet-ring transformation in severe deficiency.
Acidophilic cells displayed reduced granulation and a decreased overall percentage only when thyroid deficiency became severe.

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GOLDBERG et al. (1950) studied this question.

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Experimental study demonstrates dose-dependent anterior pituitary cytological alterations in rats, indicating pituitary cell morphology can evaluate thyroid function.

The Cytological Changes That Occur in the Anterior Pituitary Glands of Rats Injected With Various Doses of I131and Their Significance in the Estimation of Thyroid Function1

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The Cytological Changes That Occur in the Anterior Pituitary Glands of Rats Injected With Various Doses of I131and Their Significance in the Estimation of Thyroid Function1

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