THE METABOLIC SIGNIFICANCE OF PROTEINBOUND IODINE OF PLASMA: A STUDY OF ITS CONCENTRATION UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND OF ITS RATE OF FORMATION AS MEASURED WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE1

Abstract
The plasma protein-bound iodine of adult d" rats showed a significant decrease within 4 hrs. following thyroidectomy, and a 30% decrease after 12 hrs. Three and 16 days after thyroidectomy, the protein-bound I was 1.1 and 1.0 y %, respectively (normal 3.2). Fifty % of radioactive I (I131) after introduction into normal rats is found as protein-bound I within 13 hrs., 90% in 24 hrs., while only 5-10% is found as protein-bound I in thy-roidectomized animals. Guinea pigs and rats injected with thyrotrophic hormone showed an increased speed of appearance of protein-bound I following admn. of I131, the rate of conversion being a guide of thyroid activity.

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