Sexually dimorphic dynamics of thyroid axis activity during fasting in rats

Starvation induces tertiary hypothyroidism in adult rodents. Response of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis to starvation is stronger in adult males than in females. To improve the description of this sexual dimorphism, we analyzed the dynamics of HPT axis response to fasting at multiple...

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Main Authors: Patricia Joseph-Bravo, Iván Lazcano, Lorraine Jaimes-Hoy, Mariana Gutierrez-Mariscal, Edith Sanchez-Jaramillo, Rosa María Uribe, Jean-Louis Charli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBL/25/7/10.2741/4857