Wolff-Chaikoff Effect Definition

noun

A reduction in thyroid hormone levels caused by ingestion of a large amount of iodine .

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Noun

Singular:
Wolff-Chaikoff effect
Plural:
Wolff-Chaikoff effects

Origin of Wolff-Chaikoff Effect

  • Discovered by Drs. Jan Wolff and Israel Lyon Chaikoff at the University of California in the 1940s.

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