title: Serum thyroxine in the early diagnosis of carbon disulfide poisoning.
abstract: Serum thyroxine and blood lipids were assayed in 45 subjects exposed to carbon disulfide (CS2). A highly significant statistical reduction of thyroxine in relation to the exposure time was found and the levels appeared lower in the subjects with retinal vessel alterations. A significant interrelation between cholesterol and serum thyroxine was also evidenced. Serum thyroxine assay is suggested as a reliable test in the early diagnosis of CS2 poisoning.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002246:Carbon Disulfide / Q000506:poisoning*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D013783:Textile Industry; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D013974:Thyroxine; D002246:Carbon Disulfide