Some aspects of the absorption and concentration of iodide by the alimentary tract in man

Abstract

Iodine is absorbed in some parts of the alimentary tract, and in other parts it is secreted into the lumen of the gut (Brown-Grant, 1961). Inorganic iodine is concentrated from the plasma by the stomach and the salivary glands and then secreted into the gastric juice and saliva. It is completely absorbed in the intestine so