[Quantitative and qualitative modalities of action of potassium iodide on the thyroid].
1954
L ASCH, and
C ARON
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007454
Iodides
Inorganic binary compounds of iodine or the I- ion.
Iodide
D011193
Potassium Iodide
An inorganic compound that is used as a source of iodine in thyrotoxic crisis and in the preparation of thyrotoxic patients for thyroidectomy. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013961
Thyroid Gland
A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.