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Relative Effectiveness of Iodine in Thyroxin, Diiodotyrosine, and Potassium Iodide in Inducing Metamorphosis in Amphibia.

Allen Lein

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Iodine as it occurs in thyroxin is over 300 times as effective in inducing precocious amphibian metamorphosis as that occurring in diiodotyrosine. The iodine in diiodotyrosine, however, is far more active than that included in potassium iodide.

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Iodine as it occurs in thyroxin is over 300 times as effective in inducing precocious amphibian metamorphosis as that occurring in diiodotyrosine. The iodine in diiodotyrosine, however, is far more active than that included in potassium iodide.

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Iodine as it occurs in thyroxin is over 300 times as effective in inducing precocious amphibian metamorphosis as that occurring in diiodotyrosine. The iodine in diiodotyrosine, however, is far more active than that included in potassium iodide.

Key concepts: Diiodotyrosine, Iodine, Iodide, Metamorphosis, Chemistry, Potassium, Endocrinology, Internal medicine

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