When given a hormone that stimulates the thyroid, sick elderly patients with low T3 produce more T3 than expected and less T4, which helps normalize the balance between these hormones — indicating...

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LOW SERUM l‐T3 LEVELS IN THE ELDERLY SICK: PROTEIN BINDING, THYROID AND PITUITARY RESPONSIVENESS, AND REVERSE T3 CONCENTRATIONS

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1977 Oct

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LOW SERUM l‐T3 LEVELS IN THE ELDERLY SICK: PROTEIN BINDING, THYROID AND PITUITARY RESPONSIVENESS, AND REVERSE T3 CONCENTRATIONS

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1977.tb01328.x