Table 2.
Serum Triiodothyronine in Volunteers During 48 Hours After Taking a Capsule of Poly-Zinc-Liothyronine, L-triiodothyronine, or Placebo
| Time (hours) | PZL (ng/dL) |
LT3 (ng/dL) |
PB (ng/dL) |
n | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | ||
| −0.5 | 109 | 5.1 | 115 | 7.1 | 114 | 4.6 | 9 |
| −0.25 | 108 | 5.2 | 110 | 6.2 | 111 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 1 | 122 | 11.6 | 140 | 9.5 | 108 | 4.5 | 9 |
| 2 | 208 | 40.2 | 298 | 37.5** | 105 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 3 | 230 | 35.9 | 304 | 29.4* | 102 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 4 | 221 | 26.3 | 265 | 25.3 | 101 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 6 | 221 | 22.0 | 205 | 16.1 | 100 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 8 | 203 | 18.9 | 178 | 13.1 | 101 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 12 | 165 | 14.6 | 141 | 8.5 | 100 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 18 | 147 | 12.1 | 129 | 7.3 | 102 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 24 | 143 | 12.4 | 122 | 5.2 | 99 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 36 | 110 | 7.0 | 102 | 6.0 | 97 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 46 | 102 | 6.3 | 100 | 4.8 | 97 | 6.2 | 9 |
*
p < 0.05 versus PZL; **p < 0.01 versus PZL by two-way ANOVA; normal reference range is 80–200 ng/dL.
ANOVA, analysis of variance; LT3, L-triiodothyronine; PZL, poly-zinc-liothyronine; SEM, standard error of mean.