See, for instance: Genetic sensitivity to the bitter taste of 6-n propylthiouracil. From Wordnik.com. [Reader request Week 2007 #2: Coffee, or Lack Thereof « Whatever] Reference
Depending on cause, may include surgery, methimazole propylthiouracil, iodine 131, or other treatments. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
Supertasters have a gene that allows them to taste the bitterness of a chemical called PROP (propylthiouracil). From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Susan Albers: Are You a Supertaster? Mindless Eating and Your Taste Buds] Reference
Some medications used to treat hyperthyroidism such as propylthiouracil, methimazole, or iodide unless your caregiver recommends their use. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
She had been diagnosed with Grave's disease and maintained on propylthiouracil. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The damage is reversible once use of the drug stops, unlike with propylthiouracil. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The guideline is also recommending methimazole (Tapazole) over propylthiouracil (PTU) for antithyroid treatment of an overactive thyroid. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Thyroid Disease] Reference
Doctors usually first try either propylthiouracil or methimazole to treat children with Graves 'disease, the most common cause of an overactive thyroid. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But over the past 60 years, reports have popped up linking the use of propylthiouracil in children to liver failure, sometimes fatal or requiring a liver transplant. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The PROP chemicals, also known as 6-n-propylthiouracil, can be used to gage people's risk of either becoming obese later in life, or developing cardiovascular diseases. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia News - Global] Reference
The participants were broken up into three groups - supertasters, medium tasters and nontasters - based on their ability to taste a certain chemical compound known as propylthiouracil. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
In a letter published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors urged colleagues not to give propylthiouracil as an initial treatment to children for an overactive thyroid. From Wordnik.com. Reference
(PhysOrg. com) -- Whether or not you can taste a bitter compound called 6-n-propylthiouracil (or PROP) may help Professor Beverly Tepper identify your risk for becoming obese and/or developing cardiovascular disease. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Three developmental rat models were created by administrating dam rats with either iodine-deficient diet or propylthiouracil (PTU, 5ppm or 15ppm) - added drinking water from gestational day (GD) 6 till postnatal day (PN) 28. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
"After analyzing adverse event reports, the FDA has identified an increased risk of liver injury with propylthiouracil when compared to an alternative treatment for Graves 'disease, methimazole," said Amy Egan, M.D., deputy director for safety, Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products, in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. From Wordnik.com. [Emaxhealth] Reference
propylthiouracil (PROP) may be correlated with body mass index (BMI) and differences in the salivary proteins involved in taste function, such as the zinc-dependent enzyme gustin, which is a trophic factor of taste buds. From Wordnik.com. [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition current issue] Reference
Sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil is associated with gustin (carbonic anhydrase. From Wordnik.com. [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition current issue] Reference
And propylthiouracil. From Wordnik.com. [The Formulary Song] Reference
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