Thyroid Hormone Deiodinases and Cancer

Deiodinases constitute a group of thioredoxin-containing selenoenzymes that play an important function in thyroid hormone homeostasis and control of thyroid hormone action. There are three known deiodinases: D1 and D2 activate the pro-hormone thyroxine (T4) to T3, the most active form of thyroid hor...

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Main Authors: Antonio eBianco, Sabina eCasula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00074/full