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MCT8 Deficiency in Male Mice Mitigates the Phenotypic Abnormalities Associated With the Absence of a Functional Type 3 Deiodinase.
Endocrinology - 1 Aug 2016
Stohn J Patrizia, Martinez M Elena, Matoin Kassey, Morte Beatriz, Bernal Juan, Galton Valerie Anne, St Germain Donald, Hernandez Arturo
Abstract excerpt
Mice deficient in the type 3 deiodinase (D3KO mice) manifest impaired clearance of thyroid hormone (TH), leading to elevated levels of TH action during development. This alteration causes reduced neonatal viability, growth retardation, and central hypothyroidism. Here we examined how these phenotypes are affected by a deficiency in the monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8), which is a major contributor to the...
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