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Increased basal TSH levels and an enhanced response to cold-exposure were apparent in the SHR accustomed to +30°C, whereas goitres and an increased amount of the anterior pituitary TSH were measured in SHR kept at +20°C.
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These studies were supported by grants from the Academy of Finland and Orion Pharmaceuticals Company, Helsinki. The technical help of Mrs Anneli v. Behr is greatly acknowleged.
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Männistö, P.T., Mattila, J. Hypothalamus-adenohypophysis-thyroid axis in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Experientia 37, 907–909 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01985708
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