- The Wolff–
Chaikoff effect is a
presumed reduction in
thyroid hormone levels caused by
ingestion of a
large amount of iodine. It was
discovered by Drs....
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Israel Lyon
Chaikoff (2 July 1902, in London, UK – 25
January 1966, in Berkeley, USA) was a Canadian-American
physiologist and biochemist,
known for the...
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physiological compensation mechanisms, the
Plummer effect and the Wolff–
Chaikoff effect,
which in
normal persons and in
persons with
thyroid disease, suppress...
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thyroid follicles. Therefore, its
mechanism differs from that of the Wolff–
Chaikoff effect,
where iodine inhibits the
uptake of
iodine in
thyroid cells and...
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organification process in
thyroid hormone synthesis, the so-called Wolff–
Chaikoff effect.
Prior to 1940,
iodides were the
predominant antithyroid agents...
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underactivity is
mediated by two
phenomena called the
Plummer and Wolff–
Chaikoff effect,
where iodine suppresses the
production of
thyroid hormones; this...
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organification in the
thyroid gland,
caused by
phenomena including the Wolff–
Chaikoff effect and the
Plummer effect.
However it is not used to
treat certain...
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cyclotron for
medical research.
Working with his
brother John and
Israel Lyon
Chaikoff from the
University of California's
physiology department,
Lawrence supported...
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Chaikivskyi (1972-),
Ukrainian agricultural magnate and
politician Israel Lyon
Chaikoff (1902–1966), Canadian-American
physiologist Joseph Chaikov (1888–1979)...
- dosage,
iodine may
reduce the
synthesis of
thyroid hormone via the Wolff–
Chaikoff effect and its
release via the
Plummer effect. Some
guidelines recommend...
