iodine administration for 60 days markedly increased antithyroglobulin antibodies ( 0.40 +/- 0.08 vs. 0.15 +/- 0.06 od ; p less than 0.02 ) , the incidence of lt ( 68 % vs. 13 % ; p less than 0.001 ) , and thyroid weight of the residual lobe ( 10.5 +/- 0.7 vs. 6.3 +/- 0.3 mg/100 g bw ; p less than 0.001 ) and induced hypothyroidism ( t4 , 2.5 +/- 0.2 vs. 3.0 micrograms/dl ; p less than 0.05 ; t3 , 25.1 +/- 1.9 vs. 37.5 ng/dl ; p less than 0.001 ; tsh , 252 +/- 49 vs. 61 +/- 14 microu/ml ; p less than 0.02 ) .
C0040132
thyroid
C0020676
hypothyroidism