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. 1990 Oct 15;271(2):421–425. doi: 10.1042/bj2710421

Glucose utilization by skeletal muscles in vivo in experimental hyperthyroidism in the rat.

M C Sugden 1, Y L Liu 1, M J Holness 1
PMCID: PMC1149571  PMID: 2241923

Abstract

In the fed state, hyperthyroidism increased glucose utilization indices (GUIs) of skeletal muscles containing a lower proportion of oxidative fibres. Glycogen concentrations were unchanged, but active pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDHa) activities were decreased. Hyperthyroidism attenuated the effects of 48 h of starvation to decrease muscle GUI. Glycogen concentrations and PDHa activities after 48 h of starvation were low and similar in euthyroid and hyperthyroid rats. The increase in glucose uptake and phosphorylation relative to oxidation and storage in skeletal muscle induced by hyperthyroidism may contribute to increased glucose re-cycling in the fed hyperthyroid state and to glucose turnover in the starved hyperthyroid state.

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