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Uterus

The uterus, or the womb, is the female sexual organ in which the fertilised ova mature to an embryo foetus before the birth. All female mammals have a uterus. In the following, only the human uterus will be considered.

Inga Haas has edited the Flexikon article Plummer effect

The Plummer effect is a compensatory mechanism taking place in the healthy thyroid gland that prevents the development of thyrotoxicosis in situations of iodine excess.

Mechanism
Elevated intracellular iodine concentrations block the proteolysis of ... [more]

at 25.07.2022

Inga Haas has edited the Flexikon article Wolff-Chaikoff effect

The Wolff-Chaikoff effect is a compensatory mechanism of the healthy thyroid gland that prevents the development of thyrotoxicosis in situations of iodine excess.

Mechanism
Elevated intracellular iodine concentrations block the uptake of iodine in ... [more]

at 25.07.2022

PD Dr. med. Johannes W. Dietrich has published the Flexikon article Plummer effect

The Plummer effect is a compensatory mechanism taking place in the thyroid that prevents the development of thyrotoxicosis in situations of iodine excess.

Mechanism
Elevated intracellular iodine concentrations block the proteolysis of thyroglobulin ... [more]

at 23.07.2022