Role of thyroid hormones in early postnatal development of skeletal muscle and its implications for undernutrition
Role of thyroid hormones in early postnatal development of skeletal muscle and its implications for undernutrition
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DOI:
10.1079/bjn19960091
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发表时间:
1996-12-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Dauncey, MJ
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作者:
Harrison, AP;Tivey, DR;Dauncey, MJ
Energy intake profoundly influences many endocrine axes which in turn play a central role in development. The specific influence of a short period of mild hypothyroidism, similar to that induced by undernutrition, in regulating muscle development has been assessed in a large mammal during early postnatal life. Hypothyroidism was induced by providing methimazole and iopanoic acid in the feed of piglets between 4 and 14 d of age, and controls were pair-fed to the energy intake of their hypothyroid littermates. Thyroid status was evaluated, and myofibre differentiation and cation pump concentrations were then assessed in the following functionally distinct muscles: longissimus dorsi (l. dorsi), soleus and rhomboideus. Reductions in plasma concentrations of thyroxine (T-4; 32%, P