THE CALORIGENIC ACTION OF EXTRACTS OF THE ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY IN MAN1
- 1 January 1936
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 20 (1) , 55-63
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-20-1-55
Abstract
In 79 observations on 59 patients, the extracts increased the basal metabolism in every group where there was any thyroid tissue capable of functioning. The increase wa-always temporary. In 6 of 11 cases of exophthalmic goiter the abnormality increased. Thyroxin and desiccated thyroid exert well-marked calorigenic action after response to pltuitary extract has ceasod.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- THE PHARMACOLOGY OF THE THYROID IN MANJAMA, 1935