INFLUENCE OF 1-METHYL-2-MERCAPTOIMIDAZOLE ON CHICK EMBRYO

Abstract

The inhibition of growth in chick embryo and the damage in their liver were observed by the administration of 1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole (Mercazole) to the fertile white leghorn eggs.
The significance of struma parenchymatosa diffusa was noticed histopathologically in the thyroid of the chick embryo by the administration of Mercazole.
I¹³¹ uptake-ratio in the entire thyroid was increased while its uptake per 1mg of the thyroid was decreased.