Table 1.

Iodine concentration in thyroid tissue and urine of pre-pregnant females after 12 weeks of treatment

	Iodine concentration (μg/L)
	Urine	Thyroid tissue
LI	37.48 ± 25.89 *	77.78 ± 33.19 *
NI	184.90 ± 23.27	506.05 ± 39.62
3HI	567.93 ± 69.84 *	718.20 ± 33.19 *

Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 6 for each group). *P  < 0.05 compared with normal iodine control group.