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Type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase is a sensitive marker of peripheral thyroid status in the mouse.
Endocrinology - 1 Mar 2005
Zavacki Ann Marie, Ying Hao, Christoffolete Marcelo A, Aerts Goele, So Edward, Harney John W, Cheng Sheue-Yann, Larsen P Reed, Bianco Antonio C
Abstract excerpt
Mice with one thyroid hormone receptor (TR) alpha-1 allele encoding a dominant negative mutant receptor (TR alpha1(PV/+)) have persistently elevated serum T3 levels (1.9-fold above normal). They also have markedly increased hepatic type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase (D1) mRNA and enzyme activity (4- to 5-fold), whereas other hepatic T3-responsive genes, such as Spot14 and mitochondrial alpha-glycerol phosphate...
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