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The knee joint is made up of two parts. The articulation of the femur and tibia is termed femoro-tibial joint (articulatio femorotibialis). The connection between the femur and patella is called femoropatellar joint (articulatio femoropatellaris).

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]

14 days ago

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.

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

14 days ago

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]

16 days ago