Exposure to Perchlorate in Lactating Women and Its Associations With Newborn Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Exposure to Perchlorate in Lactating Women and Its Associations With Newborn Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Background: Perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate can block iodide transport at the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) and this can subsequently lead to decreased thyroid hormone production and hypothyroidism. NIS inhibitor exposure has been shown to reduce iodide uptake and thyroid hormone levels; there...

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Main Authors: Yasemin Ucal, Ozlem N. Sahin, Muhittin Serdar, Ben Blount, Pinar Kumru, Murat Muhcu, Mustafa Eroglu, Cansu Akin-Levi, Z. Zeynep Yildirim Keles, Cem Turam, Liza Valentin-Blasini, Maria Morel-Espinosa, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Unsal, Aysel Ozpinar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
NIS inhibitors
perchlorate
nitrate
thiocyanate
colostrum
newborn thyroid health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00348/full

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