NCIt definition : The potassium salt of perchloric acid and a member of the Hofmeister ions series with
thyroid blocking properties. Potassium perchlorate is a competitive inhibitor of iodine
uptake through inhibiting the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) on the thyroid follicular
cell membrane. This results in a potential decrease in thyroid hormone synthesis including
thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3). In addition, this agent decreases the accumulation
of the radioactive imaging substance and Hofmeister series ion, pertechnetate Tc 99m,
in the choroid plexus and in the salivary and thyroid glands through competitive displacing.;