Comparison of urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women with and without goiter and their newborns
Iodine availability for the maternal thyroid is reduced during pregnancy as a result of the loss of the nutrient by increased renal clearance, and competition by the fetoplacental unit. So with a marginal iodine intake, pregnancy constitutes a stimulus for both the maternal and fetal thyroids. On th...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1999-07-01
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| Series: | Tehran University Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5674.pdf&manuscript_id=5674 |