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Goitre or Iodine deficiency disorder – there is more than meets the eye
Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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Author | Masoodi, Shariq Rashid |
Copyright Year | 2012 |
Abstract | easily preventable, cause of brain damage. Iodine is an essential element that is needed for the production of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) which are critical for the normal growth and development, and well being of all humans. Iodine was discovered by Courtois in 1811 as a violet vapor arising from seaweed ash while manufacturing gunpowder for Napoleon's army. Gay-Lussac identified it as a new element, and named it iodine, from the Greek for “violet.” Iodine was found in the thyroid gland by |
Starting Page | 1 |
Ending Page | 3 |
Page Count | 3 |
File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
DOI | 10.33883/jms.v15i1.101 |
Volume Number | 15 |
Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/download/101/57 |
Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.33883/jms.v15i1.101 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Article |