Pub. Date : 2014 Apr 30
PMID : 24884806
2 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | BACKGROUND: Expression and function of sodium iodide symporter (NIS) is requisite for efficient iodide transport in thyrocytes, and its presence in cancer cells allows the use of radioiodine as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in thyroid neoplasia. | Iodine-131 | solute carrier family 5 member 5 | Homo sapiens |
2 | Moreover, stimulation of endogenous NIS expression may permit the radioiodine treatment of extrathyroidal lesions by concentrating this radioisotope. | Iodine-131 | solute carrier family 5 member 5 | Homo sapiens |