Comprehensive handbook of iodine [[electronic resource] ] : nutritional, biochemical, pathological and therapeutic aspects / / edited by Victor R. Preedy, Gerard N. Burrow, and Ronald Ross Watson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782886603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-28676-5; 9786612286766; 0-08-092086-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1335 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PreedyVictor R; BurrowGerard N. <1933->; WatsonRonald R (Ronald Ross)
• Disciplina: 616.396
• Soggetti: Iodine deficiency diseases; Iodine deficiency diseases - Prevention; Iodine deficiency diseases - Treatment; Iodine in the body
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Comprehensive Handbook of Iodine: Nutritional, Biochemical, Pathological and Therapeutic Aspects; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Section 1: Analytical Techniques; Chapter 1. Determination of Iodine in Seawater: Methods and Applications; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Capillary Electrophoresis; Chromatography; Other Methods; Summary Points; References; Chapter 2. Assay of Iodine in Foodstuffs: Methods and Applications; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Obtaining Iodine Intake Data; Analytical Methods for Iodine Determination in Foodstuffs and Related MaterialsChoice of an Analytical Method Versus the Iodine Level in Foodstuffs and Diets; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Determination of Iodine In Vivo and In Vitro by X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis: Methodology and Applications; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis; Preservation of In Vitro ; Samples; Choice of Analyzed Volume; Positioning; Calibration; Radiation Dose; Summary Points; References; Chapter 4. Plasma Analytes for Determination of Thyroid Status; Abstract; List of Abbreviations; IntroductionThyroid Hormone Secretion; Measurement of Thyroid Hormones; Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone; Investigation of Cause and Monitoring of Treatment; Tests Reflecting the Actions of Thyroid Hormones on Body Tissues; Tests not Used as Part of Routine Clinical Practice; Summary; References; Chapter 5. Interpretation of Thyroid Function Tests and Their Relationship to Iodine Nutrition: Changes in TSH, Free T4 and Free T3 Resulting from Iodine Deficiency and Iodine Excess; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; General Interpretation of Thyroid Function Tests; Thyroid Function Tests in Iodine DeficiencyThyroid Function Tests in Iodine Excess; Effect of Iron Deficiency on Iodine and Thyroid Function; Summary Points; References; Chapter 6. Thyroglobulin as an Indicator of Iodine Intake; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Thyroglobulin: The Major Iodoglycoprotein of the Thyroid Gland; Determination of Circulating Thyroglobulin; Thyroglobulin and Iodine Intake; Our Population Studies Concerning Iodine Intake and Serum Tg Concentrations; Summary Points; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 7. Computer Systems for Monitoring Effects of Iodine/Thyroid Status in PopulationsAbstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; TSH Screening in Neonates; Hospital Records; Example of Record Linkage; Example of a Specific Register Database; Summary Points; References; Section 2: General Aspects of Iodine Sources and Intakes in the Diet, Main Routes of Iodine Metabolism and Metabolic Roles; Section (2.1) Iodine Cycle and Chemistry; Chapter 8. Iodine in the Air: Origin, Transformation and Exchange to Mammals; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Sources and Measurements of Atmospheric Iodine; Photolysis and Gas-Phase Iodine Chemistry
• Sommario/riassunto: Over two billion people worldwide are at risk for the spectrum of disorders known as ""The Iodine Deficiency Disorders."" 1-10% will suffer cretinism; 5-30% will have some sort of brain damage or neurological impairment and 30-70% will be hypothyroid. The causes of iodine deficiencies can be considered from both simplistic and more complex perspectives: From the leaching of iodine from soil resulting in crops with low iodine content to malnutrition resulting in impaired iodine absorption. Poor dietary diversification and impoverished socio-economic development can also lead to iodi