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Effects of induced systemic hypothyroidism upon the retina: regulation of thyroid hormone receptor alpha and photoreceptor production.
Molecular vision - 11 Aug 2006
Mader Michelle M, Cameron David A
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PURPOSE: Investigate the effects of systemic hypothyroidism upon the differentiated, growing, and regenerating retina of postmetamorphic winter flounder, a vertebrate that experiences a thyroid hormone (TH) induced metamorphosis during development. METHODS: A loss-of-signal strategy was utilized in which TH signaling was disrupted by inhibiting TH synthesis. Induced hypothyroidism was confirmed by...
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