The use of konjac glucomannan to lower serum thyroid hormones in hyperthyroidism
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.663-668, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07315724.2007.10719645
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.663-668
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Patients with hyperthyroidism occasionally need rapid restoration to the euthyroid state. In wiew of the increased enterohepatic circulation of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine T3) in thyrotoxicosis, and metabolic effects of konjac glucomannan in gastrointestinal system, we aimed to determine the activity of glucomannan in treatment of hyperthyroidism.