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[The membrane receptor binding of thyroid hormones in rat liver and brain cells in ontogeny]
Abstract:
We studied changes of phospholipid and fatty acid composition of highly purified plasma membranes of liver and brain cells of rats over time during ontogenesis. Membranes were isolated from the organs of 2-day-old embryos, 6-day-old newborn rats, and adult rats. We examined the binding of thyroxine, a thyroid hormone, by preparations of plasma membranes from liver and brain at these times and have determined any tissue specificity in the development of membrane-mediated thyroxine reception during ontogenesis.
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