Bone Abstracts

Methimazol is an antithyroid drug for treatment of hyperthyroidism. Methimazol inhibits the enzyme thyroperoxidase participating in thyroid hormone synthesis and reduces triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) blood concentrations. The study was performed to determine effects of 90-day long oral administration with methimazol on femur properties isolated from male Wistar rats. The first group (n=6) consisted of control rats. The experimental rat...