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Iodine | ![]() |
Physiological Role
Tissue Distribution
The Thyroid Gland
The Mammary Gland
Absorption and Excretion
Homeostatic Control
Interactions with Other Dietary Constituents
Iodine Requirements
Dietary Sources
Deficiency
Toxicity
II. Tissue Distribution (J. Dairy Sci. 58:1578, 1975)
Item | Relative Weight | Relative I Content | |
|
% of total body | ||
Thryoid Gl tract contents Muscle Blood Skeleton Internal organs Skin, hair, hoof etc. |
6.5 x 10-3 20 30 6 15 15 6 |
55 40 5 5 5 5 5 |
1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 0.8 |
Blood plasma Skeletal muscle Bone Eyeball Liver Spleen Heart Hoof Adrenal Uterus Thyroid gland |
100 14 28 28 32 34 34 37 41 83 400,000 |
Pancreas Salivary gland Lymph node Kidney Lung Mammary gland Ovary Skin and hair Cartilage Bile |
44 47 55 62 64 65 66 66 70 91 |
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I Supplement (ppm) |
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Basal |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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0.80 154 a 1,672 a |
1.94 175 a 1,653 a |
2.9 166 a 1,915 a |
4.88 213 b 1,936 a |
Diet | T3 | rT3 | T4 | Thermogenesis |
High CHO |
- no change |
- no change |
no change no change no change |
no data |
V. Absorption and Excretion (J. Dairy Sci. 58:1578, 1975)
VII. Interactions with Other Dietary Constituents