Iodine and thyroid hormones during pregnancy and postpartum

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 414-428

  Pérez López, Faustino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain development; Fetal growth; Fetal health; Iodine; Iodine deficit; Pregnancy; Thyroid hormones; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIOXIN; IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SODIUM IODIDE SYMPORTER; THIOCYANATE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST MILK; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DISEASE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; THYROID DISEASE; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

BRAIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; IODINE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 34548134456     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701464092     Document Type: Article

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