Thyroid hormone metabolism in poultry

Thyroid hormone (TH) receptors preferentially bind 3.5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3). Therefore the metabolism of thyroxine (T4) secreted by the thyroid gland in peripheral tissues, resulting in the production and degradation of receptor-active T3, plays a major role in thyroid function. The most im...

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Main Authors: Darras V.M., van der Geyten S., Kuehn E.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2000-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
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Online Access:http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v4n1/13.pdf