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RAIU

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Noun1.RAIU - radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
radioactive iodine uptake test
radioactive iodine test - test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131
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2002) administered perchlorate to 16 male and 21 female volunteers for 14 days, and found increasing RAIU inhibition for doses between 0.
Urinary perchlorate and thyroid hormone levels in adolescent and ... by Caldwell, Kathleen L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
5-55 (ng/ml) 11,357 0-60 Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin 96 0-130 (%) Antithyroperoxidase (IU/ml) 331 0-34 Sex hormone binding globulin 127 13-71 (mnol/L) RAIU (radioactive [sup.
Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary tumor and Hashimoto's Disease: a ... by Peiris, Alan N. / Southern Medical Journal
Studies in rats showed that perchlorate was approximately 10 times more potent than thiocyanate and about 300 times more potent than nitrate in inhibiting RAIU in the thyroid.
Genetic factors that might lead to different responses in individuals ... by Fowler, Bruce A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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