Distribution of Iodine between cells
Friday, July 10th, 2009Cells are the basic building structure of any living body. These cells are arranged in a systematic fashion. In the early 19th century a research was made by Marine and Feiss to study the distribution of iodine between cells. In this research, iodine was injected into different organs such as spleen, thyroid, kidney and liver. The team closely analyzed the absorption rate of each of these organs. It is found that thyroid gland had more absorption rate when compared to other organs. Thyroid gland absorbs iodine even up to 30 hours after injecting it. This is due to hyperplasia nature of the thyroid gland.