Smith D M
Br J Ind Med. 1984 Aug;41(3):362-6. doi: 10.1136/oem.41.3.362.
Ethylene thiourea is manufactured at one factory in the United Kingdom and is mixed into masterbatch rubber at another. Clinical examinations and thyroid function tests were carried out over a period of three years on eight process workers and five mixers and on matched controls. The results show that the exposed mixers, but not exposed process workers, have significantly lower levels of total thyroxine (T4) than the controls. One mixer had an appreciably raised level of thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH).
乙撑硫脲在英国的一家工厂生产,然后在另一家工厂被混入母炼胶中。对8名生产工人、5名混合工人以及相匹配的对照组进行了为期三年的临床检查和甲状腺功能测试。结果显示,接触过的混合工人,而非接触过的生产工人,其总甲状腺素(T4)水平显著低于对照组。一名混合工人的促甲状腺激素(TSH)水平明显升高。