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Nature Medicine 10, 638-642 (1 June 2004) | doi:10.1038/nm1051;

3-Iodothyronamine is an endogenous and rapid-acting derivative of thyroid hormone

Thomas S Scanlan , Katherine L Suchland , Matthew E Hart , Grazia Chiellini , Yong Huang , Paul J Kruzich , Sabina Frascarelli , Dane A Crossley , James R Bunzow , Simonetta Ronca-Testoni , Emil T Lin , Daniel Hatton , Riccardo Zucchi & David K Grandy

Thyroxine (T4) is the predominant form of thyroid hormone (TH). Hyperthyroidism, a condition associated with excess TH, is characterized by increases in metabolic rate, core body temperature and cardiac performance.

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