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goitrogens

goitrogens is the plural of goitrogen.

Meaning of goitrogen

Noun

goitrogen (plural goitrogens)

  1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
    • We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively.

Questions about goitrogens

What is goitrogens the plural of?
Goitrogens is the plural of goitrogen.

Words near goitrogens in the dictionary

  1. goitrigenous
  2. goitrin
  3. goitrogen
  4. goitrogenic
  5. goitrogenicity
  6. goitrogens
  7. goitrous
  8. goits
  9. Goiymaru
  10. Goiás
  11. Goiânia

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