title: Metoclopramide increases the number of solid epithelial islands in the adult rat thymuses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pawlikowski
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin; D008787:Metoclopramide