Alterations in the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis in animals submitted to early-life trauma

Introduction: Changes in maternal care can affect offspring’s thyroid hormone T3 levels. Pups from highly caring mothers have higher levels of thyroid hormone T3. In humans, physical abuse in childhood is related to lower levels of T3 in adolescence. This study aimed at verifying if early-life traum...

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Main Authors: Tania Diniz Machado, Roberta Dalle Molle, Patrícia Pelufo Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-09-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/73266