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The effect of experimental hyperthyroidism on renal and adrenal weight increase in mice.

The mouse kidneys are enlarged after the administration of thyroxine and this influence is not mediated through androgens. The administration of thyroxine increased the weight of the adrenals and the level of plasma corticosterone. Besides the direct effect of the thyroid hormones on the kidney, our findings indicate that the excess of triiodothyronine and thyroxine stimulates the activity of adrenals indirectly and evokes hyperadrenocorticism which could be related to the action of adrenal steroids on kidney function and kidney growth. In accordance with the above mentioned hypothesis it has been shown that aminoglutethimide, a potent blocker of adrenal steroidogenesis, decreases the level of plasma corticosterone and inhibits the enlargement of the kidney in hyperthyroid mice in spite of the high serum thyroxine values.[1]

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  1. The effect of experimental hyperthyroidism on renal and adrenal weight increase in mice. Broulík, P.D., Marek, J., Schreiber, V. Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca. (1991) [Pubmed]
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