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Hyperthyroid rats have a 36% boost in a heart protein that helps move fat into energy factories in cells, which might mean their hearts use fat more efficiently.
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Stimulation of carnitine acylcarnitine translocase activity in heart mitochondria from hyperthyroid rats
Cross-Sectional Study
Animal
The study shows that in hyperthyroid rats, the heart's mitochondria are better at transporting fatty acids, exactly as the claim says, because a key protein works faster.
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