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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IMR Press
2020-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark |
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Online Access: | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBL/25/7/10.2741/4857 |