[Blood amino acid pattern in thyreopathic patients. (pre- and post-operative analysis)]

On the basis of the effects, demonstrated in vitro, of the thyroid hormones on the amino-acidic metabolism at cellular level, the Authors analysed the aminoacidogram of 15 thyreopathic patients. They remarked significant preoperative modifications of some amino-acids, coming back to standard values after operation. The authors think the preoperative modifications are to be ascribed to thyreopathy, whereas the postoperative ones depend on the surgical trauma.