Morphological assessment of thyroid follicles in mature rats after chronic intoxication with toluene vapors and correction of changes with Echinacea purpurea
Journal: JOURNAL of SIBERIAN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Year: 2025

Introduction. The endocrine system is one of the first to react to changes in homeostasis, and the thyroid gland itself is a target for toxic substances, therefore, the study of its structural and functional organization under chronic inhalation exposure to toxic agents (in particular toluene) seems to be a topical issue for modern medicine. Of interest, as a therapeutic agent, is Echinacea purpurea which has been used for many years as an activator of adaptation mechanisms and a stimulant of th