Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: An increase in thyroid diseases after the Chernobyl, mostly due to radioactive iodine, has been scientifically recognized. It is also known the effect of nitrate on iodine metabolism: being a competitive inhibitor of sodium-iodine symporter nitrate prevents iodide uptake by the thyroid and compromises thyroid hormone synthesis.The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of thyroid and salivary glands’ abnormalities by ultraso...