Search for dissertations about: "Karin Wallis"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Karin Wallis.

2. 1. Expression and function of thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 in the brain

   Author : Karin Wallis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Thyroid hormone is fundamentally important for development and maintenance of adult brain functions and maternal hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy can lead to a severe mental retardation known as endemic cretinism. The first realization that endemic cretinism is caused by iodine deficiency and its association with thyroid hormone was made a century ago; this eventually resulted in dietary supplementation programme, e. READ MORE