Biomaterial Database

Environmental exposure to radioactive iodine and thyroid disease. 2006

Gregg S Wilkinson

Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1148, USA. gswilkin@utmb.edu

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007457	Iodine Radioisotopes	Unstable isotopes of iodine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. I atoms with atomic weights 117-139, except I 127, are radioactive iodine isotopes.	Radioisotopes, Iodine
D009505	Nevada	State bounded on the north by Oregon and Idaho, on the east by Utah, on the south and west by California.
D011210	Power Plants	Units that convert some other form of energy into electrical energy.	Electric Power Plants,Hydroelectric Power Plants,Thermoelectric Power Plants,Electric Power Plant,Hydroelectric Power Plant,Plant, Electric Power,Plant, Hydroelectric Power,Plant, Power,Plant, Thermoelectric Power,Plants, Electric Power,Plants, Hydroelectric Power,Plants, Power,Plants, Thermoelectric Power,Power Plant,Power Plant, Electric,Power Plant, Hydroelectric,Power Plant, Thermoelectric,Power Plants, Electric,Power Plants, Hydroelectric,Power Plants, Thermoelectric,Thermoelectric Power Plant
D004307	Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation	The relationship between the dose of administered radiation and the response of the organism or tissue to the radiation.	Dose Response Relationship, Radiation,Dose-Response Relationships, Radiation,Radiation Dose-Response Relationship,Radiation Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Radiation Dose-Response,Relationships, Radiation Dose-Response
D004781	Environmental Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.	Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013959	Thyroid Diseases	Pathological processes involving the THYROID GLAND.	Disease, Thyroid,Diseases, Thyroid,Thyroid Disease
D047852	Chernobyl Nuclear Accident	April 25th -26th, 1986 nuclear power accident that occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (Ukraine) located 80 miles north of Kiev.	Chornobyl Nuclear Accident,Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986,Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster,Accident, Chernobyl Nuclear,Accident, Chornobyl Nuclear,Accidents, Chernobyl Nuclear,Accidents, Chornobyl Nuclear,Chernobyl Nuclear Accidents,Chornobyl Nuclear Accidents,Chornobyl Nuclear Disasters,Disaster, Chornobyl Nuclear,Disasters, Chornobyl Nuclear,Nuclear Accident, Chernobyl,Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl,Nuclear Accidents, Chernobyl,Nuclear Accidents, Chornobyl,Nuclear Disaster, Chornobyl,Nuclear Disasters, Chornobyl