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Table 2 Maternal thyroid hormone levels of the three treatment groups during pre-pregnancy and G17

From: Effect of maternal excessive iodine intake on neurodevelopment and cognitive function in rat offspring

 

12 weeks of treatment (pre-pregnancy)

G17

 

TSH (mIU/L)

TT4(μg/dL)

FT4(pmol/L)

TSH (mIU/L)

TT4(μg/dL)

FT4(pmol/L)

LI

1.081 ± 0.27 *

1.15 ± 0.15 *

11.30 ± 0.70 *

0.120 ± 0.04 *

1.0 ± 0 *, a

9.51 ± 0.31 *

NI

0.063 ± 0.02

3.73 ± 0.41

25.10 ± 0.89

0.034 ± .000

2.66 ± 0.41

24.30 ± 2.77

3HI

0.029 ± 0.01

5.52 ± 0.95 *

29.23 ± 0.62 *

0.023 ± 0.01

3.95 ± 0.38 *

27.00 ± 3.34

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6 for each group. *P <  0.05 compared with the NI control on the same day; aThe sensitivity of the chemiluminescence immunoassay for TT4 was 1.0 μg/dL.