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. 1970 Apr;49(4):643–649. doi: 10.1172/JCI106275

The peripheral metabolism of triiodothyronine in normal subjects and in patients with hyperthyroidism

Kenneth A Woeber 1,2, Richard J Sobel 1,2, Sidney H Ingbar 1,2, Kenneth Sterling 1,2
PMCID: PMC322518  PMID: 5467580

Abstract

In order to assess the contribution of 3.3′,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) to overall thyroid hormone economy, conjoint measurements of the kinetics of peripheral T3 metabolism and the total concentration of T3 in serum were made in a group of normal subjects and in a group of patients with hyperthyroid Graves' disease. As judged from the disappearance of trichloroacetic acid-precipitable 131I from serum after a single intravenous dose of labeled T3, the following mean values were obtained in the normal subjects: volume of distribution, 43 liters or 0.62 liter/kg; fractional turnover rate. 52% per 24 hr: clearance rate, 22.3 liters/24 hr: and absolute disposal rate, 60 μg/24 hr. In the patients with untreated hyperthyroidism, values for all these functions were greatly increased. After treatment, the volume of T3 distribution returned to normal but the fractional turnover rate remained abnormally rapid.

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