THE EFFECT OF THYROXINE ON FOOD INTAKE AND SELECTION

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Prolonged admn. of thyroxine Considerably increased the food intake of white mice. The increase in food intake followed the rise of 02-consumption after a lag of some days and persisted for a similar period after the fall in the rate of metabolism. The additional calories ingested during the effect of thyroxine were furnished, free selection provided, mainly, in many cases entirely, by consumption of starchy food. At the height of the thyroxine effect this often provided 80% of the calories, while in untreated animals 70-80% were furnished by the selection of a fat rich food.
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