Estrogen, thyroxine binding in serum, and thyroxine therapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 1784-1785

  Utiger, R D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION;

ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0035822007     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200106073442310     Document Type: Editorial

References (10)

1. Increased need for thyroxine in women with hypothyroidism during estrogen therapy
2. Thyroid hormone-binding proteins in plasma facilitate uniform distribution of thyroxine within tissues: A perfused rat liver study
3. Transport protein variants
4. Reduced clearance rate of thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) with increased sialylation: A mechanism for estrogen-induced elevation of serum TBG concentration
5. Biological effects of various doses of conjugated equine estrogens in postmenopausal women
6. Biologic effects of various doses of ethinyl estradiol in postmenopausal women
7. Thyroid function in postmenopausal women with breast cancer on tamoxifen
8. Biologic effects of transdermal estradiol
9. Management of thyroxine therapy during pregnancy
10. Decreased levothyroxine requirement in women with hypothyroidism during androgen therapy for breast cancer