Thyroidal involvement in the expression of avian muscular dystrophy.

Abstract excerpt

We showed previously that propylthiouracil (PTU), a thyroid inhibitor, could alleviate several major signs of hereditary muscular dystrophy in chickens. The goals of the present investigation were to: (1) determine whether a nearly athyroid condition (achieved within two days after hatching by surgical thyroidectomy plus PTU) during an 11-day period beneficially affects the dystrophic condition when followed by...

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