Publication details
Biological half-life of bromine in the rat thyroid
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| Year of publication | 1997 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Physiological Research [IF=0.807 (1996); SCI #cit.<13>] |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Endocrinology, diabetology, metabolism, nutrition |
| Keywords | biological half-life; rat; thyroid; bromine |
| Description | The biological half-life of bromine in the thyroid was determined by measuring the radioactivity of thyroids of animals which continuously received 82Br-labelled bromide in their food. The value of this half-life (110 h) is practically the same as the biological half-life of iodine. The rate of establishing the [I]/[Br] concentration ratio in the thyroid depends on the biological half-life of bromine. The mechanism of this process depends on the state of iodine supply. |
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