Effect of freeze dried extract of Olea europaea on the pituitary-thyroid axis in rats.
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.
Al-Qarawi
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Damegh
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ElMougy
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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
D010936:Plant Extracts; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine