Growth hormone stimulates the peripheral conversion of thyroxine into triiodothyronine by increasing the liver 5'-monodeiodinase activity in the fasted and normal fed chicken

Summary Normal fed and 2 days fasted Warren chickens were injected intravenously with 100 μg of ovine growth hormone (GH) and ovine prolactin and plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones were assayed prior and up to 2 h after injection. Fasting alone decreases T 3 , but increases T 4 . An injection...

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