mechanistic
Analysis v1
Strong Support
These three drugs don’t block the pituitary’s response to a brain signal that turns on the thyroid, so they probably stop the signal earlier—right in the brain—when it comes to cold-triggered thyroid activity.
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Evidence from Studies
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The study shows these drugs don’t block the thyroid’s response to a brain signal (TRH), so they must be stopping the signal before it starts, in the brain.
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