"Propylthiouracil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A thiourea antithyroid agent. Propythiouracil inhibits the synthesis of thyroxine and inhibits the peripheral conversion of throxine to tri-iodothyronine. It is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopeoia, 30th ed, p534)
MeSH Number(s)
D03.383.742.698.875.842.708
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Propylthiouracil" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Propylthiouracil" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Propylthiouracil" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal Treatment of Thyroid Hormone Cell Membrane Transport Defect Caused by MCT8 Gene Mutation. Thyroid. 2021 05; 31(5):713-720.
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Food Consumption Patterns and Body Composition in Children: Moderating Effects of Prop Taster Status. Nutrients. 2019 Aug 31; 11(9).
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Thoughts on the Japanese and American Perspectives on Thyroid Storm. Thyroid. 2019 08; 29(8):1033-1035.
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A case report dysregulated neutrophil extracellular traps in a patient with propylthiouracil-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr; 98(17):e15328.
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Effects of Mild Perinatal Hypothyroidism on Cognitive Function of Adult Male Offspring. Endocrinology. 2018 04 01; 159(4):1910-1921.
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PROP taster status, food preferences and consumption of high-calorie snacks and sweet beverages among 6-year-old ethnically diverse children. Matern Child Nutr. 2017 04; 13(2).
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Race/Ethnicity and the prevalence of thyrotoxicosis in young Americans. Thyroid. 2015 Jun; 25(6):621-8.
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Acute Liver Failure: A Potential Complication of Antithyroid Medication Use. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Jul; 60(7):1924-7.
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Trojan horses: drug culprits associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2014 Jan; 26(1):42-9.
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Surgery for Graves' disease: a 25-year perspective. Am J Surg. 2013 Nov; 206(5):669-73.