CHAPTER 5

Lithium ion is goitrogenic when used in the treatment of manic-depressive psychosis and can induce myxedema.107 Experimentally, lithium increases thyroid weight and slows thyroid iodine release.108 When lithium carbonate was given to human subjects in doses of 900 mg four times daily, there was a significant decrease in the rate of release of ... ................
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