youngandold
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The idea that the "free hormone" is the active form has been tested
in a few situations, and in the case of the thyroid hormone, it is
clearly not true for the brain, and some other organs. The protein-
bound hormone is, in these cases, the active form; the associations
between the "free hormone" and the biological processes and
diseases will be completely false, if they are ignoring the active
forms of the hormone in favor of the less active forms. The
conclusions will be false, as they are when T4 is measured, and T3
ignored. Thyroid-dependent processes will appear to be
independent of the level of thyroid hormone; hypothyroidism
could be caller hyperthyroidism.
in a few situations, and in the case of the thyroid hormone, it is
clearly not true for the brain, and some other organs. The protein-
bound hormone is, in these cases, the active form; the associations
between the "free hormone" and the biological processes and
diseases will be completely false, if they are ignoring the active
forms of the hormone in favor of the less active forms. The
conclusions will be false, as they are when T4 is measured, and T3
ignored. Thyroid-dependent processes will appear to be
independent of the level of thyroid hormone; hypothyroidism
could be caller hyperthyroidism.
