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Biochemical mechanisms of thyroid hormone deiodination.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Aug 2005
Kuiper George G J M, Kester Monique H A, Peeters Robin P, Visser Theo J
Abstract excerpt
Deiodination is the foremost pathway of thyroid hormone metabolism not only in quantitative terms but also because thyroxine (T(4)) is activated by outer ring deiodination (ORD) to 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T(3)), whereas both T(4) and T(3) are inactivated by inner ring deiodination (IRD) to 3,3',5-triiodothyronine and 3,3'-diiodothyronine, respectively. These reactions are catalyzed by three iodothyronine...
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