From the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The glucosinolate autolysis products of crushed seeds of DesclIrainia
sophia L. (khakeshi) and Brassica napus L. (shelghem) were administered
orally to rats in doses representing 8,16 and 32 gm seeds/kg body weight/day
at intervals of 10, 20 and sometimes 30 days. Serum T3 and T4 concentrations
were reduced in 10 day•autolysate treated animals in a similar fashion to that
found with methimazole. The antithyroid effect persisted until day 20, but
was weaker than that seen with methimazole. By day 30, serum T3 and T4
concentrations returned to normal in plant treated animals.