The Claim
In the isolated-perfused rat liver, L-triiodothyronine (T3) increases oxygen consumption, indicating elevated mitochondrial respiration, without altering the levels of key metabolic intermediates such as acetyl-CoA or citrate.
What the research says
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In rat liver tissue maintained outside the body, L-triiodothyronine (T3) increases oxygen use by mitochondria without changing the concentrations of acetyl-CoA or citrate.
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In the isolated-perfused rat liver, L-triiodothyronine (T3) increases oxygen consumption, indicating elevated mitochondrial respiration, without altering the levels of key metabolic intermediates such as acetyl-CoA or citrate.
T3 activates liver cells to take in more amino acids and forces mitochondria to burn more oxygen to make energy, which powers the creation of glucose. The fuel molecules like acetyl-CoA and citrate stay the same because the mitochondria just work faster, not differently.
What the research says
1 studyIn rat livers, T3 makes the mitochondria work harder to produce energy, which uses more oxygen — but it doesn’t change the levels of key fuel molecules like acetyl-CoA or citrate.
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