PROTEIN-BOUND IODINE IN INFANTS FROM BIRTH TO ONE YEAR OF AGE

Abstract
Statistical comparisons indicate that within 12 hrs. of birth the serum protein-bound I of the infant is of the same magnitude as that in maternal blood. During the 1st week of life the mean value increases. From 6-12 weeks the concn. falls below those present neonatally, but from this time to 1 yr. they are above those in older children.