"Iodine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonmetallic element of the halogen group that is represented by the atomic symbol I, atomic number 53, and atomic weight of 126.90. It is a nutritionally essential element, especially important in thyroid hormone synthesis. In solution, it has anti-infective properties and is used topically.
| Descriptor ID |
D007455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.380.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Iodine- Iodine
- Iodine-127
- Iodine 127
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iodine" by people in Profiles.
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Making programmes worth their salt: Assessing the context, fidelity and outcomes of implementation of the double fortified salt programme in Uttar Pradesh, India. Matern Child Nutr. 2022 01; 18(1):e13243.
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Consumption of multiple micronutrients or small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing iodine at the recommended dose during pregnancy, compared with iron and folic acid, does not affect women's urinary iodine concentration in rural Malawi: a secondary outcome analysis of the iLiNS DYAD trial. Public Health Nutr. 2021 07; 24(10):3049-3057.
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Food fortification with multiple micronutrients: impact on health outcomes in general population. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 12 18; 12:CD011400.
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Daily Consumption of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Containing 250 µg Iodine Does Not Increase Urinary Iodine Concentrations in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2017 08; 147(8):1586-1592.
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Genetic alterations of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in iodine-rich and iodine-deficient countries. Cancer Med. 2016 08; 5(8):1883-9.
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Double-fortified salt is efficacious in improving indicators of iron deficiency in female Indian tea pickers. J Nutr. 2014 Jun; 144(6):957-64.
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Prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition worldwide. Nutr Rev. 2002 May; 60(5 Pt 2):S46-52.
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[DEMONSTRATION, BY THE IODINE FIXATION TEST, OF THYROID ACTIVITY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RAT. COMPARISON WITH RESULTS CONTRIBUTED BY THE MORPHOLOGICAL METHOD]. C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1963 Dec 15; 157:1486-9.
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[Research on elimination of radioactive iodine by the thyroid during stress in the rat]. C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1963 Jun 10; 157:363-5.
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[Effect of iodine on the thyroid; demonstration of the stimulating effect of potassium iodide and metallic iodine]. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 1955; 16(3):348-61.