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A lysosomal study of cold-induced hyperthyroidism in the rat: comparison to human hyperthyroid tissue

Surgery
|July 1, 1983
PubMed
Summary

Cold exposure in rats increases thyroid lysosomal enzymes, mimicking aspects of human hyperthyroidism. This suggests elevated lysosomal enzyme activity contributes to increased thyroid hormone secretion in Graves' disease.

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