iodolactones

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A form of iodolactone — Any lactone having a hydrogen atom replaced by one of iodine

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of iodolactone

    Exposure to iodine can also cause apoptosis in human thyroid cells and thyroid carcinoma cell lines through generation of iodolactones (iodinated derivatives of fatty acids) [ 51, 52 ].

    2015 June 18, Michael B. Zimmermann, Valeria Galetti, “Iodine intake as a risk factor for thyroid cancer: a comprehensive review of animal and human studies”, in Thyroid Research, volume 8, →DOI
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