An investigation of maternal iodine deficiency in the Scottish pregnant population
The thyroid gland utilises iodine for the production of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). During pregnancy demand for iodine increases as the need for maternal T4 increases. A lack of iodine leading to hypothyroidism may be associated with cretinism, mental retardation a...
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University of Glasgow
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601583 |