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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2014, Article ID 581069, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/581069
Research Article

Iodine Intake Increases IP-10 Expression in the Serum and Thyroids of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Si-lu Cui,1 Jun Yu,2 and Liu Shoujun1

1Institute for Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control, Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Lab of Etiology and Epidemiology, Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province & Ministry of Health, Harbin 150081, China
2Institute for Kashin-Beck Disease Control, Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bao Jian Road, Harbin 150081, China

Received 2 December 2013; Revised 22 January 2014; Accepted 22 January 2014; Published 25 February 2014

Academic Editor: Alexander Schreiber

Copyright © 2014 Si-lu Cui et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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