goitrogen

== English == === Etymology === Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre +‎ -o- +‎ -gen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/, /-ˌdʒɛn/ === Noun === goitrogen (plural goitrogens) Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil. "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." "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis." ==== Derived terms ==== goitrogenic === References ===