THYROXINE AND TRIIODOTHYRONINE TURNOVER STUDIES IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA*†
- 1 December 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 21 (12) , 1592-1595
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-21-12-1592
Abstract
The turnover of thyroxine and triiodothyronine, the extrathyroidal thyroxine space, the thyroidal uptake of radioiodine, the radioiodine conversion ratio, and the serum protein-bound iodine level were normal in 4 patients with dystrophia myotonica, despite a low basal metabolic rate. The patients were relatively unresponsive to the administration of desiccated thyroid or triiodothyronine.Keywords
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