抄録
Observations have been made following the administration of KClO4, MMI TU and MTU for 2 or 7 weeks and KI for 3 weeks in drinking water to adult male rats and relation between the change in the weight of the salivary glands and the iodine metabolism has been examined using radio-iodine. The results are as follows:
1) The inhibition of iodine metabolism by the thyroid gland did not always result in the decrease in the weight of the salivary glands. There seems to be little evidence of the direct relationship between the function of the thyroid gland and the salivary glands from this experiment.
2) The significant iodide concentration by the salivary glands was not observed in the normal animals, and also the antithyroid drugs employed had no influence upon the concentration.
