Serum iodine in hyperthyroidism, with particular reference to the effects of subtotal thyroidectomy.
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The concentration of precipitable 2 iodine in serum is a sensitive index of concentration of circulating thyroid hormone (1 to 7). The level of precipitable iodine is characteristically elevated in untreated hyperthyroidism (1 to 3, 6) and tends to fall after iodine medication and after thyroidectomy (3). In the present study the changes following treatment were analyzed with special reference to the development of abnormally low or high levels of precipitable iodine at various intervals after operation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of clinical investigation
دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1946