Cellular and Molecular Basis of Deiodinase-Regulated Thyroid Hormone Signaling: Endocri... - 0 views
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From a broad perspective, this paradigm can be seen as an example of how hormones are activated or inactivated in a controlled fashion in specific extraglandular tissues, in an analogous role to 5α-reductase and P450 aromatase in sex steroid metabolism and to 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in glucocorticoid metabolism.