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.
