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. 2014 Jan 1;24(1):88–168. doi: 10.1089/thy.2013.0109

Table 3.

T3 Receptor Genes and General Tissue Expression Patterns of Receptor Isoforms

Gene T3 receptor isoform Some main sites of expression
Thra (Nr1a1)
TRα1
Pituitary, brain regions, heart, intestine, bone, kidney, cartilage, erythroid/lymphoid cells
Thrb (Nr1a2)
TRβ1
Pituitary, brain regions, heart, liver, kidney, lung, cartilage, retina
  TRβ2 Pituitary, cartilage, cochlea, retina, hypothalamus