goitrogen

Etymology
Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from.

Noun

 * 1) Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
 * 2) * "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."
 * 3) * "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."

Derived terms

 * goitrogenic