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How Deiodinase Enzymes Control Thyroid Hormone Levels at a Cellular Level

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just wanted to post this explanation so i don't loose it, looks good, but i haven't had chance to read it properly yet.

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"How Deiodinase Enzymes Control Thyroid Hormone Levels at a Cellular Level"

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Localhero

Thanks for sharing this 🙏🏽

I hadn’t quite understood the impact of D1 before. I have a polymorphism there apparently...

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saw it in a reply to someone from radd .. still haven't read it ... watching crab fishing on TV instead !

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LAHs

What a great article, thanks for posting that. That's going in my "Thyroid Essentials" booklet right away. She has been meticulous in her research, a joy to read. Thanks.

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Eddie83

The most interesting part of this article is where the author says that rT3 is a symptom of a problem, but is not a problem itself. She says that, given the presence of both T3 and rT3, the body will prefer to use T3.

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