ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Type I iodothyronine deiodinase catalyses the first step in thyroid hormone action, the monodeiodination of the pro-hormone, thyroxine (T4), to form the active thyroid hormone, 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3). Selenocysteine is required for normal 5' deiodinase activity in the rat enzyme7. A cysteine ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/353273a0
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