Role of iodine in pathogenesis of thyroid disease - is induction of apoptosis consequence of iodine cytotoxicity?
Iodine is one of the best-characterized environmental factors associated with autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). Epidemiological studies have shown that ATD incidence has increased following the introduction of salt iodination in the 1920s; in addition, ATD patients can improve upon iodine restrictio...
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Language: | English |
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Serbian Medical Society
2017-01-01
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Series: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2017/0370-81791700093M.pdf |