Intracellular thyroid hormone metabolism as a local regulator of nuclear thyroid hormone receptor-mediated impact on vertebrate development

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1849, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 130-141

  Darras, Veerle M ^a   Houbrechts, Anne M ^a   Van Herck, Stijn L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Development; Iodothyronine deiodinase; Review; TH transporter; Thyroid hormone; Vertebrate

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; IODOTHYRONINE DEIODINASE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; THYROID HORMONE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHICKEN; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; LARVA; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; REVIEW; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84921064713     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.05.004     Document Type: Review

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