endocrine/exocrine glands
• significantly reduced at 2 months, compared to controls
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growth/size/body
N |
• body weight is not different from wild-type in 2-month old males
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homeostasis/metabolism
• serum levels are decreased by 20%
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• thyroid free T3 levels are not different from controls, but free rT3 levels are significantly elevated in the thyroid increased in 20 month old males; T4/rT3 ratios are elevated
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• thyroid free T4 and thyroglobulin-bound T4 levels in the thyroid gland are significantly increased in 20 month old males; T4/T3 ratios are elevated
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• T3 levels are unchanged, but rT3 (reverse triiodothyronine) levels are significantly increased
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• serum levels are significantly increased at 2 months
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