Stephen B. Liggett is at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0564, USA. stephen.liggett@uc.edu
Thyroid hormone regulates cellular energetics in multiple organs and sets the metabolic rate of the body. The hormone action takes days to weeks, working by altering gene transcription. Now its ability to also function over the short term is coming to light (pages 638−642).
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