Variations in Plasma Thyroxine Concentrations Throughout One Year in Penned Sheep on a Uniform Feed Intake
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 32 (3) , 371-374
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9790371
Abstract
Plasma total thyroxine (T4) concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay throughout 1 yr in 10 sheep maintained indoors under natural light and consuming a constant amount of feed. Plasma T4 concentrations varied throughout the year, the highest and lowest values occurring in the spring and autumn months, respectively. The mean of all observations was 5.4 .+-. 0.1 .mu.g/dl. The changes observed did not appear to correlate with changes in ambient temperature, day length or with reported changes in wood growth.Keywords
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