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. 1975 Dec 27;2(7948):1277-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(75)90612-1.

Serum triiodothyronine and reverse triiodothyronine concentrations after surgical operation

W A Burr, E G Black, R S Griffiths, R Hoffenberg

Serum triiodothyronine and reverse triiodothyronine concentrations after surgical operation

W A Burr et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

Serum-triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations fell rapidly after surgery in six out of seven initially euthyroid patients. Simultaneous increases in reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) concentrations suggested that the peripheral monodeiodination of thyroxine (T4) proceeds by an alternative pathway in the postoperative period.

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