The role of iodine in human growth and development

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 645-652

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child; Cognition; Deficiency; Development; Growth; IGF; IGFBP; Infant; Iodine; Iodized salt; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROXINEMIA; INFANT MORTALITY; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGENY; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80054760127     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.009     Document Type: Review

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