Transthyretin is not essential for thyroxine to reach the brain and other tissues in transthyretin-null mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 272, Issue 3 35-3, 1997, Pages

  Palha, Joana Almeida ^a,b,f   Hays, Marguerite Thompson ^c   Morreale De Escobar, Gabriella ^d   Episkopou, Vasso ^e   Gottesman, Max E ^a   Saraiva, Maria João Mascarenhas ^b,g  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS ALBERTO SOLS   (Spain)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

choroid plexus; mouse plasma volume; thyroxine kinetics; thyroxine metabolism

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROXINE METABOLISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0030993449     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.272.3.e485     Document Type: Article

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