Contempré, Bernard <br/><br/>
Thiocyanate induces cell necrosis and fibrosis in selenium- and iodine-deficient rat thyroids: a potential experimental model for myxedematous endemic cretinism in central Africa.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Endocrinology  Feb 2004 
 - 994-1002 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0013-7227 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1210/en.2003-0886  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Africa, Central<br/>Animals<br/>Antithyroid Agents--administration & dosage<br/>Congenital Hypothyroidism<br/>Disease Models, Animal<br/>Endemic Diseases<br/>Female<br/>Fibrosis<br/>Hydrogen Peroxide--metabolism<br/>Inflammation--pathology<br/>Iodine--deficiency<br/>Macrophages--chemistry<br/>Methimazole--administration & dosage<br/>Myxedema<br/>Necrosis<br/>Perchlorates--administration & dosage<br/>Rats<br/>Rats, Wistar<br/>Selenium--deficiency<br/>Sodium Compounds--administration & dosage<br/>Thiocyanates--toxicity<br/>Thyroid Gland--pathology<br/>Transforming Growth Factor beta--analysis