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Control of Basal Metabolic Rate by Thyroid Hormones and Cellular Function

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TATA, J., ERNSTER, L. & LINDBERG, O. Control of Basal Metabolic Rate by Thyroid Hormones and Cellular Function. Nature 193, 1058–1060 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931058a0

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