Thyroid hormone components are expressed in three sequential waves during development of the chick retina

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thyroid hormone (TH) is an important developmental regulator in many tissues, including the retina. TH is activated locally via deiodinase 2 (Dio2), and it is destroyed by deiodinase 3 (Dio3). The TH receptors, TRa and TRb, mediate T...

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Main Authors: Billings Nathan A, Harpavat Sanjiv, Trimarchi Jeffrey M, Cepko Constance L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/8/101