Estradiol decreases iodide uptake by rat thyroid follicular FRTL-5 cells
Estradiol has well-known indirect effects on the thyroid. A direct effect of estradiol on thyroid follicular cells, increasing cell growth and reducing the expression of the sodium-iodide symporter gene, has been recently reported. The aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of estr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000200015 |