Iodine and the Brain

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda on March 21-23. 1988. jointly sponsored by the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) and the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Healt...

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Main Authors: Delong, G. Robert, Robbins, Jacob (Author), Condliffe, Peter G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Iodine and the Brain
  • MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF IODINE AND THYROID HORMONES IN THE BRAIN
  • Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Metabolism in the Brain
  • Thyroid Hormone Receptor Related mRNAS
  • A Neural Thyroid Hormone Receptor Gene
  • Thyroid Hormone Transport from Blood into Brain Cells
  • Thyroid Hormone Control of Brain Develpment
  • Thyroid Hormone Receptors in the Developing Brain
  • Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Specific mRNAS in the Developing Brain
  • Thyroid Influences on the Developing Cerebellum and Hippocampus of the Rat
  • Quantitative Studies of the Effects of Hypothyroidism on the Development of the Cerebral Cortex
  • Microtubule Assembly: Regulation by Thyroid Hormones
  • Investigation of Myelinogenesis in Vitro: Transient Expression of 3,5,3’-Triiodothyronine Nuclear Receptors in Secondary Cultures of Pure Rat Oligodendrocytes
  • Developmental and Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Na,K-ATPase Isoforms in the Brain
  • Thyroid Hormones and Neurotransmitter Systems: An Interaction with Nerve Growth Factor in the Regulation of Cholinergic Neurons
  • Ontogeny of Thyroid Hormone-Processing Ssytems in Rat Brain
  • The Fetus and Iodine Deficiency
  • Development of Fetal Thyroid System Control
  • The Fetus and Iodine Deficiency: Marmoset and Sheep Models of Iodine Deficiency
  • Models of Fetal Iodine Deficiency
  • Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Beneficial Effects on Neuropsychological Development
  • Placental Deiodination of the Thyroid Hormones
  • Human Studies of Iodine Defiiency, Endemic Cretinism and Psychomotor Function
  • Endemic Cretinism: An Overview
  • Observations on the Neurology of Endemic Cretinism
  • Neurological Aspects of Cretinism in Qinghai Province
  • Influence of Iodine Deficiency on Human Fetal Thyroid Gland and Brain
  • Neuropsychological Studies in IodineDeficiency Areas in China
  • Iodine Deficiency: Implications for Mental and Psychomotor Development in Children
  • Early Correction of Iodine Deficiency and Late Effects on Psychomotor Capabilities and Migration
  • Field and Experimental Studies of Iodine Deficiency in Spain
  • Iodine Deficiency, Maternal Thyroxine Levels in Pregnancy and Developmental Disorders in the Children
  • Maternal Thyroid Hormones and Fetal Brain Development
  • Free Sessions
  • A Collection of Abstracts Presented during Evening Sessions