Ever since the introduction of iodine therapy, in the form of large doses of iodide, for the amelioration of thyrotoxicosis, the mechanism of action of large doses of iodide on the thyroid gland has remained a mystery. The inhibition of thyroid hormone formation has not been limited only to diseases of the gland, such as hyperthyroidism; for iodine has also been shown to have this influence in the thyroids of normal man and animals. Although many investigations of the effect of large doses of iodine on the thyroid gland have been made, the results are as conflicting as the various hypotheses which have been advanced.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113663 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | Harrison, Karl. M. |
| Contributors | Nadler, N. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Health Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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