MATERIALS AND METHODS Sexually-mature coho salmon were captured during their
potamodromous spawning runs (1978) from Lakes Ontario, Michigan, and Erie. The fish …

Abstract Surviving thyroid tissue (300 mg.) was incubated at 38° C. for 2 to 3 hours in
bicarbonate Ringer medium, to which were added amounts of an inorganic iodide varying in …

Thyroxine, the major secretory product of the thyroid gland, is metabolized in the peripheral
tissues by phenolic conjugation, deamination, decarboxylation, and a cascade of …

METHODS The guinea-pigs used were adult pigmented males (800-1200 g body weight)
from an inbred laboratory colony and were fed on a pellet diet (modified Diet 18, Oxo Ltd …

Thyroxine (T 4) and triiodothyronine (T 3) concentrations in the plasma and their metabolic
clearance and production rates were studied in pregnant protein-deficient and food …

Studies of the influence of age and sex on the concentrations of total thyroxine (T 4) and 3, 5,
3′-tri-iodothyronine (T 3) in serum and on the free T 4 and free T 3 indices, were conducted …

In humans, exposure to Cadmium (Cd) occurs primarily through inhalation and ingestion.
Acute Cd inhalation results in pulmonary edema and respiratory tract irritation; while chronic …

Homogenates of rat brown adipose tissue (BAT) and epididymal fat pad (EPI) catalyze the 5'-
deiodination of 3, 3′, 5′-triiodothyronine (rT3) in the presence of dithiothreitol. BAT, but …

Male and female rats of Sprague-Dawley-Rolfsmeyer strain, age 26 days, were injected
daily with 3.0, 6.0, 9.0, and 12.0 μg L, thyroxine/100 g BW for 200 days in comparison with …

Approximately 40 thio-compounds of the 2-thiopyrimidine, 2-thioimidazole, 2-thiobarbituric
acid and 2-thiohydantoin type were tested for their inhibitory effects on the induction of liver …