Modulation of type I iodothyronine 5´-deiodinase activity in white adipose tissue by nutrition: Possible involvement of leptin

• Authors: MACEK JÍLKOVÁ Zuzana; PAVELKA Stanislav; FLACHS Pavel; HENSLER Michal; KŮS Vladimír; KOPECKÝ Jan
• Year of publication: 2010
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Physiological Research
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Physiology
• Keywords: Adipose tissue; thyroid hormones; obesity; caloric restriction; leptin
• Description: The objective of the present paper was to describe possible changes in activities of thyroid hormones-metabolizing enzymes in white adipose tissue, and the role of thyroid hormones metabolism in the tissue during obesogenic treatment, caloric restriction and in response to leptin in mice.

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