Impaired peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism in genetic obesity.

doi:10.1210/endo.132.3.8440199

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Impaired peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism in genetic obesity.

Endocrinology - 1 Mar 1993

Katzeff H L, Selgrad C

Abstract excerpt

The obese Zucker rat has alterations in thyroid hormone metabolism resulting in a lower serum T3 concentration and T3 plasma appearance rate compared to its lean littermates. This study was undertaken to measure the contribution of specific nonthyroidal tissues to the total production of T3 in vi...

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Animals
Kinetics
Male
Models, Biological
Obesity
Phenotype
Propylthiouracil
Rats
Rats, Zucker
Thyroidectomy
Thyroxine
Triiodothyronine

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