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Adverse Effects of Iodine Deficiency and its Eradication by Iodine Supplementation

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Diseases of the Thyroid

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology ((COE,volume 2))

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Abstract

Iodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and 3, 5, 3 ′-triiodothyronine (T, ). Its deficiency leads to inadequate production of these hormones, which in turn produces a number of consequences, the so-called iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). This article reviews iodine metabolism by the thyroid, and the metabolic, clinical, and public health consequences of iodine deficiency and its correction. Aspects of these topics have already been reviewed extensively during the past decade (1–5).Here we build on previous summaries, point out new developments, and try to relate physiology to public health.

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Dunn, J.T. (1997). Adverse Effects of Iodine Deficiency and its Eradication by Iodine Supplementation. In: Braverman, L.E. (eds) Diseases of the Thyroid. Contemporary Endocrinology, vol 2. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2594-0_17

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