Effect of perchlorate and thiocyanate exposure on thyroid ...

iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormone, ... Perchlorate is about 15 times stronger than thiocyanate as an inhibitor of the sodium-iodide symporter [5], and in pharmacological doses is known to suppress thy- ... was 88 μg/l [13]. Fifty-seven percent (174 out of 308) women had UIC below 100 μg/l. The median ................
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