Thyroid Hormone, Iodine and Human Brain Evolution

Human Brain Evolution: The Influence of Freshwater and Marine Food Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 105-124

  Venturi, Sebastiano ^a   Bégin, Michel E ^b  

^a Marche Region ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal development thyroid hormone required for brain tissue; Iodine deficiency disorders chronic reduction of thyroid hormone; Thyroid hormone, iodine and human brain evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885564588     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470609880.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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