The role of iodine in brain development

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-79

  Delange, François ^a  

^a International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain development; Iodine; Mental retardation; Selenium; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SELENIUM; THIOCYANATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 0034073921     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665100000094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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