Jatin Sarmah

Department of Biotechnology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Publications

  • Research   
    SOIL IODINE, URINARY IODINE AND THYROID HORMONE PROFILING OF ETHNIC POPULATION OF EASTERN HIMALAYAN RANGE OF INDIA
    Author(s): Trisha Sonowal, Jatin Sarmah*, Manab Deka and Paresh Kumar Sarma

    This study was undertaken among two ethnic races living in rural, hilly terrain of Eastern Himalayan range with the hypothesis that depleted soil iodine content may be the cause of thyroid disorder in the tribal population. The study randomly selected individuals out of which 49.8% are male and 50.2% are female ranging from 10 to 90 years. Method: The iodine content in soil and urinary iodine content (UIC) was analyzed along with anti-TPO antibody (anti-TPO Ab) assay and thyroid profiling. Soil and UIC were determined by arsenic cerium catalytic spectrophotometry method by Sandell-Kolthoff reaction. The anti-TPO Ab was determined using Electrochemiilluminiscence immunoassay analyzer. Thyroid hormone analysis was carried out by chemiluminescence assay. Results: The average value of soil iodine content was 2.89 mg kg-1. The median UIC was 111.78 µg/l. Incidence of thyroid disorder.. Read More»

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