title: Effect of freeze dried extract of Olea europaea on the pituitary-thyroid axis in rats.
abstract: The effect of an aqueous extract of olive (Olea europaea) leaf on the thyroid activity was studied. The results suggest a stimulatory action of the extract on the thyroid, unrelated to the pituitary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Qarawi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al-Damegh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: ElMougy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D031658:Olea; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine