CALORIGENIC POTENCY OF FREE THYROXINE BY MOUTH
- 1 January 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 24 (1) , 87-90
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-24-1-87
Abstract
In a patient with marked myxedema whose basal metabolism was minus 36%, it was necessary to administer at least 50 mg. of thyroxine daily by mouth as the free amino acid in order to maintain a normal level of metabolism. On the basis of these data, thyroxine in this form is about 1/33 as effective as when given orally in the form of the monosodium salt, about 1/90 as effective as when given orally in alkaline soln., and about 1/150 as effective as when given intraven. in alkaline soln.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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