Although a number of procedures using radioactive iodine and measuring different ... Radioiodi ne-accu mulating function of human thyroid gland as diagnostic test in clinical medicine.

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while ... when the patient's history of having received radioactive iodine is factored into the patient's clinical symptomatology.

which was concentrated in the oral cavity by secretions from all the major and minor salivary glands. An idiosyncratic reaction to iodine can also be theorized as the source of the problem.

About 60% of iodine is found in the thyroid gland located at the base of the neck. The rest of iodine is found in thyroid hormones in the blood, ovary and muscles. Distribution of iodine in the ...