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Iodine Deficiency and Iodine Prophylaxis in Pregnancy
Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Drug Discovery, 2017 Physiological changes in pregnancy result in increased iodine demand, which may not be met in areas of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency or borderline sufficiency. As a pregnant woman is the only source of thyroid hormones for her child during early gestation, iodine deficiencyinduced hypothyroxinemia may have deleterious effects on fetal development ...
Trofimiuk-Mudlner, Malgorzata +1 more
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Journal of Thyroid Research, 2011 Iodine is a necessary element for the production of thyroid hormone. We will review the impact of dietary iodine status on thyroid function in pregnancy. We will discuss iodine metabolism, homeostasis, and nutritional recommendations for pregnancy. We will also discuss the possible effects of environmental contaminants on iodine utilization in pregnant
Christina Yarrington +1 more
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Endocrine Reviews, 2009 AbstractIodine deficiency has multiple adverse effects in humans, termed iodine deficiency disorders, due to inadequate thyroid hormone production. Globally, it is estimated that 2 billion individuals have an insufficient iodine intake, and South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are particularly affected.
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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1917 To the Editor: —A manufacturer of certain ointments of iodin brought to me a few months ago some of his preparations and asked me to have them chemically examined. This request was granted and the examinations were made by competent chemists who ascertained that the composition of the ointments was practically in agreement with the claims of the ...
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The determination of iodin in iodin metabolism
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1923 The organic material for iodin analysis is dried, mixed with and covered with CaO to render it alkaline and reduce the rate of combustion, and burned in pure oxygen in a large combustion tube with the end narrowed and bent downward for about 50 cm. The first third of this narrowed portion is covered with a thin layer of asbestos fibers to protect it ...
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