RT Journal
T1 IOdine metabolism and thyroid function.
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1939
FD November 1
VO 64
IS 5
SP 1131
OP 1131
DO 10.1001/archinte.1939.00190050237018
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1939.00190050237018
AB This book is an excellent review of the subject of iodine metabolism and includes a lengthy and comprehensive bibliography in which references as recent as 1938 may be found.After a brief historical introduction the various methods of iodine determination are presented. The remainder of the book is divided into two sections, in which are discussed the physiology and the pathology of iodine metabolism. The author not only is thoroughly conversant with the experimental and clinical research in this field but has made a number of noteworthy contributions as a result of his own investigations. He describes in detail and evaluates the experimental work dealing with the various aspects of iodine metabolism, especially as related to the thyroid gland. Disputed questions are presented impartially, and the opportunities for further investigation are indicated.The book represents a vast amount of careful study and should be extremely valuable as a summary and