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    Exposure to Perchlorate in Lactating Women and Its Associations With Newborn Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
    (FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2018-01-01) Ucal, Yasemin; Sahin, Ozlem N.; Serdar, Muhittin; Blount, Ben; Kumru, Pinar; Muhcu, Murat; Eroglu, Mustafa; Akin-Levi, Cansu; Keles, Z. Zeynep Yildirim; Turam, Cem; Valentin-Blasini, Liza; Morel-Espinosa, Maria; Serteser, Mustafa; Unsal, Ibrahim; Ozpinar, Aysel
    Background: Perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate can block iodide transport at the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) and this can subsequently lead to decreased thyroid hormone production and hypothyroidism. NIS inhibitor exposure has been shown to reduce iodide uptake and thyroid hormone levels