Summary. Chronic hypothyroidism induced in adult male rats by 131I did not modify the testicular function. This was revealed by the unchanged weight of testes, ventral prostate and seminal vesicles and normal testicular morphology. On the other hand, the anterior pituitary weight was higher in the hypothyroid rats. The pituitary gonadotrophin levels were lower in the 131I-treated rats, but this decrease was not apparently sufficient to induce any change in the testicular function.
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