Thyroid hormones, T3 and T4, in the brain.

Thyroid hormones (THs) are essential for fetal and postnatal nervous system development and also play an important role in the maintenance of adult brain function. Of the two major thyroid hormones, T4 (3,5,3',5' tetra-iodo-L-thyronine) is classically viewed as an pro-hormone that must be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amy C. Schroeder, Martin L. Privalsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
T3
T4
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00040/full