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Differences between the Early Metabolic Effects of Thyrotropic Hormone and Triiodothyronine

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THE physiological significance of triiodothyronine is still uncertain1. In previous reports2,3 rapid metabolic changes, possibly of thyroid origin, have been described in association with emotionally stressful life experiences in man. An investigation was therefore undertaken to see how soon metabolic changes could be demonstrated following triiodothyronine and thyrotropic hormone.

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    B. S. HETZEL, J. S. CHARNOCK & B. F. GOOD

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HETZEL, B., CHARNOCK, J. & GOOD, B. Differences between the Early Metabolic Effects of Thyrotropic Hormone and Triiodothyronine. Nature 182, 1166–1167 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821166a0

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