The liver plays a dominant role in the metabolism of the thyroidal hormones; it is here that
the 5'deiodase acts to convert part of T4 to T3. There are eight further circulating …

Thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion is regulated by a classic feedback loop system.
The hypothalamus, through the release of thyrotropinreleasing hormone (TRH), stimulates …

The liver is the major site of the peripheral metabolism of thyroid hormones and is involved
in conjugation, biliary execretion, oxidative deamination, and extrathyroidal deiodination of …

Histologica Cirrhosis Changes Page 1 Endocrine Journal 2001, 48 (5), 535-542 Histologica
Cirrhosis Changes of Thyroid T issues in Patients with Liver RIEKO GEMMA, KATSUTOSHI …

We studied serum concentrations of thyroid hormones and thyrotropin (TSH) in 23 clinically
euthyroid patients with hepatic cirrhosis. The mean serum total thyroxine T4 concentration of …

The liver plays a major role in modifying the total circulating hormone concentrations of
thyroxine and triiodo-thyronme by secretion and degradation of carrier proteins. It also is a …

Possible arterio-venous gradients of T4, T3, rT3 and 3, 3′-diiodothyronine (3, 3′-T2)
across the liver and the kidneys were measured in 9 patients with varying degrees of liver …

Close relationships exist between the liver and the thyroid. The liver is important in the
transport, metabolism, storage and excretion of thyroid hormones as well as being an …

Serum levels of TSH, thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG), T 4, T 3 and reverse T 3 (rT 3) were
measured in 36 patients with fatty liver disease, 11 patients with chronic persistent hepatitis …

In order to improve understanding of factors that may contribute to reduced serum T4 in non-
thyroidal illnesses, we have studied baseline thyroid function, serum TSH response to …