Table 3.

Thyroid Hormone and Thyrotropin Levels in Rhesus Monkeys

	Congenital hypothyroidism			Euthyroid animals
	T4 μg/dL	T-T3 ng/dL	TSH μIU/L	n	T4 μg/dL	T-T3 ng/dL	TSH mIU/L	References
M	1.2		17.1		9.3 (mo)		1.6	(38)
M	2.6		7.8		5.6 (fa)		<1
					9.4 (inf)		2.6
					10.2 (inf)		6.9
Infants M				2–3		210–237	2.3–3
Infants F				1–2		150–241	6.9

	Noncongenital hyperthyroidism
M	28.2	379						(37)
F	22.2a	433a
F	7.0b	194b
Adult M				7	3.8–6.6	54–115		(39)
Adult F				24	1.3–7.6	63–295

^aBefore treatment.

^bAfter lobectomy and anti-thyroid drugs.

mo, mother; fa, father, inf, infant.

Sources: Refs. (37–39).