Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Exposure to ionizing radiation in childhood has been recognized as a risk factor for the development of thyroid cancer and possibly for other thyroid disorders. However, the effects of neonatal radiation exposure on thyroid functions have never been explored experimentally despite its potential importance. We have demonstrated that neonatal rat thyroid was sensitive to ionizing radiation, developing specific morphological changes characterized by smaller thyroid folli...

It is not surprising that mouse prostate gland is anatomically very similar to that in the rat, which consists of the ventral prostate (VP), dorsolateral prostate (DLP) and anterior prostate (AP). However, the basic biological function of the prostate, prostatic secretion, has been suggested to be diverse between the two species and yet poorly understood. We have identified major secreted proteins from separate prostate lobes of the mouse as well as the rat by mass spectrometr...