Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) and Thyroid

Christine Spitzweg, John C. Morris

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Active transport of iodide into the thyroid gland is a crucial and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones which play an important role in the metabolism, growth and maturation of a variety of organ systems, in particular the nervous system1. Although, iodide transport into the thyroid gland has been known …