Abstract
Placental transport of iodide is required for fetal thyroid hormone production. The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) mediates active iodide transport into the thyroid and the lactating mammary gland and is also present in placenta. NIS is competitively inhibited by thiocyanate from maternal smoking, but compensatory autoregulation of iodide transport differs between organs. The extent of autoregulation of placental iodide transport remains to be clarified.
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Endocrinology |
Volume | 168 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 723-31 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0804-4643 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Delivery, Obstetric
- Denmark
- Female
- Fetal Blood
- Homeostasis
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Iodine
- Male
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Pregnancy
- Smoking
- Thyroglobulin