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Thyroid rhythm phenotypes and hominid evolution: a new paradigm implicates pulsatile hormone secretion in speciation and adaptation changes.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 May 2003

Crockford Susan J

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Thyroid hormones (THs, T(3)/T(4)) are essential central regulators that link many biological tasks, including embryonic and post-natal growth, reproductive function, and the behavioral and physiological responses to stress. Recently I proposed a novel theory to explain the role of THs in vertebrate evolution. Here I review the concept and discuss its ability to explain changes over time in hominid morphology,...

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PMID: 12727549
DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(02)00259-3

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