Thyroid iodide accumulation via the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS; SLC5A5) has been the basis for the longtime use of radio-iodide in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancers. NIS is also ...

Further studies will be necessary to specifically correlate NIS mRNA expression with the activity of the functional sodium iodide symporter in these tumor samples.

Table salt often comes in "iodized" form which means it includes a small amount of potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Iodized salt is intended to supply us with the trace amount we need of the ...

NEW DELHI, May 29 (Reuters) - The leak of radioactive material on Friday at Delhi's international airport was of sodium iodide 131, an official at India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Draxis Health Inc. shares rose 6% to change hands for $4.59 Friday after the Mississauga, Ontario-based company said its diagnostic sodium iodide I-131 capsules have ...

NaI(Tl) or sodium iodide doped with thallium: NaI(Tl) is by far the most widely used scintillator material. It is available in single crystal form or the more rugged polycrystalline form (used in high ...

2 The first step in thyroid-hormone biosynthesis consists of iodide uptake at the basolateral membrane by the sodium–iodide symporter (Figure 1). Iodide is then released into ...