Table 1.

Summary of the Effects Observed by Jonas et al (11) in T₂-Treated Obese Male Mice vs Untreated Controls

Treatment	Dose (μg/g BW)	Serum T4	Serum T3	TSHb mRNA	Body Weight	Lean Mass	Fat Mass	Liver Gene Expression	Food Intake	Total Cholesterol	Heart Weight	Energy Expenditure
T2	0.25	↓↓	↓	↓	↔	↔	↔	↔	↔	↔	ND	ND
T2	2.5	↓↓	↓↓	↓↓	↔	↑	↓	↑	↑	↓	↑	↑
T3	0.03	↓↓	↔	↓↓	↔	↑	↓	↑	↑	↓	ND	ND

BW, body weight; ND, not determined.