Pinto, EdgarRamos, PatríciaVital, CristianaSantos, AgostinhoAlmeida, Agostinho2021-04-082021-04-082020-06Pinto, E., Ramos, P., Vital, C., Santos, A., & Almeida, A. (2020). Iodine levels in different regions of the human brain. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 62, 126579. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126579http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17804Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which are crucial for proper growth and development of the human body. In particular, a great body of literature has been published on the link between thyroid hormones and brain development and functioning. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the iodine levels in the human brain. The aim of this work was to determine the brain iodine levels and to contribute to the establishment of “reference” levels for iodine in the different anatomical and functional regions of normal (i.e., subjects without neurological or psychiatric diseases) human brain.engIodineHuman brainBrain regionsAge-related differencesICP-MSjournal article10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126579