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. 1966 Aug;45(8):1290–1301. doi: 10.1172/JCI105436

Lack of significant binding of L-triiodothyronine by thyroxine-binding globulin in vivo as demonstrated by acute disappearance of 131-I-labeled triiodothyronine.

A A Zaninovich, H Farach, C Ezrin, R Volpé
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