Iodine prophylaxis following nuclear accidents. Concern for the neonate?

Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2001 May;47(3):417-8.

Abstract

The Professor F. Delange has a substantial experience, since the last decade, in implementing universal salt iodization in a lot of countries, and assessing its impact on iodine deficiency disorders. He comments here the published results of D.E. Hindié et al. concerning the side effects of stable iodine overload on thyroid structure in the young rat (N. Colas-Linhart).

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Iodine / adverse effects*
  • Iodine / pharmacology
  • Iodine / therapeutic use*
  • Poland
  • Potassium Iodide / pharmacology
  • Radiation Injuries / prevention & control
  • Radioactive Hazard Release*
  • Rats
  • Thyroid Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Thyroid Gland / drug effects
  • Thyroid Gland / radiation effects
  • Thyrotropin / metabolism

Substances

  • Potassium Iodide
  • Thyrotropin
  • Iodine