Tissue-Specific Actions of Thyroid Hormone: Insights From Animal Models

Gregory A. Brent

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Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

February 2000, Volume 1, Issue 1–2, pp 27–33

Tissue-Specific Actions of Thyroid Hormone: Insights From Animal Models

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