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Deiodinase Activity Is Present in<i>Xenopus laevis</i>during Early Embryogenesis
6 Jul 2006
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormones orchestrate amphibian metamorphosis. The type 2 and type 3 deiodinases make vital contributions to this process by controlling levels of the thyroid hormones T(4) and T(3) available to different tissues. Because the tadpole thyroid gland is not functional until stage NF44, it has been widely assumed that thyroid signaling is absent during amphibian early development, thyroid hormone only becoming...
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