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Table 1 Total tri-iodothyronine (TT3) and total thyroxine (TT4) levels and thyroid volumes in Slc26a4-null mice eating control chow (CCD) or iodine-deficient chow (ICD).

From: Influence of dietary iodine deficiency on the thyroid gland in Slc26a4-null mutant mice

Genotype

Diet

Body weight (g)

TT3 (ng/ml)

TT4 (μg/dl)

Volume (mm3)

Slc26a4 -/-

CCD

25.6

2.80

8.70

0.95

  

22.5

1.24

5.10

1.03

  

19.8

0.74

4.68

EM

  

28.9

0.76

3.99

2.27

  

29.7

0.78

3.78

2.93

 

ICD

25.4

0.87

3.60

0.67

  

22.5

0.79

3.58

1.28

  

21.3

0.99

2.77

0.88

  

23.0

1.01

3.52

1.28

  

20.9

0.86

3.42

0.75

  

25.7

1.04

3.12

1.07

  

24.6

0.88

1.79

EM

Slc26a4 +/-

CCD

25.6

1.30

6.30

1.48

  

23.8

1.35

5.90

1.47

  

23.5

1.45

4.03

1.28

  

27.4

2.40

8.10

1.03

  

28.2

1.60

5.05

2.82

  

25.1

0.82

3.83

EM

  

38.0

0.81

4.13

3.22

 

ICD

24.8

1.02

4.29

1.31

  

23.4

0.84

3.11

0.66

  

29.2

0.87

2.64

EM

  

33.3

0.82

2.41

2.04

  

31.7

1.12

2.92

1.92

Slc26a4 +/+

CCD

26.8

1.55

3.97

1.63

  

24.5

1.60

3.88

1.44

  

23.7

2.10

8.40

1.38

  

25.0

1.60

5.95

1.31

  

26.7

0.79

3.45

1.24

 

ICD

23.4

0.93

4.26

1.11

  

23.8

1.20

4.35

UM

  1. EM, examined with electron microscopy.
  2. UM, unmeasurable due to failure to prepare adequate thin sections.