Metoclopramide increases the number of solid epithelial islands in the adult rat thymuses.
The effect metoclopramide on thymocyte proliferation and the histological picture of the rat thymuses was investigated. A significant increase in the epithelial component of the thymus was found. On the other hand, metoclopramide administration did not influence the thymocyte proliferation.
Winczyk
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Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lodz, Poland.
Pawlikowski
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M
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology
D011388:Prolactin; D008787:Metoclopramide