title: Alterations in the thyroids of rats treated for long periods with di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or with hypolipidaemic agents.
abstract: Treatment of rats for periods of 3 months or longer with the hypolipidaemic drugs clofibrate and fenofibrate or with the plasticiser di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate causes alterations in the thyroid. The colloid is shrunken and contains calcium-rich inclusions. Electron microscopy shows increases in the number and size of lysosomes, hypertrophy of the Golgi apparatus and dilation of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. These changes are consistent with persistent hyperactivity in the gland.
authors.affiliation: Robens Institute of Industrial and Environmental Health and Safety, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chescoe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hinton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000633:toxicity*; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate / Q000633:toxicity*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000633:toxicity*; D007455:Iodine / Q000378:metabolism; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000633:toxicity*; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000633:toxicity*; D011422:Propionates / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; D010968:Plasticizers; D011422:Propionates; D007455:Iodine; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate; D002994:Clofibrate; D011345:Fenofibrate