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THE use of abbreviations for the designation of compounds on chromatograms or autoradiographs has recently led to some confusion in the thyroid field, because of the variety of symbols used by different workers. At the Ciba Foundation Colloquium last June on the “Regulation and Mode of Action of Thyroid Hormones”, a discussion was held in which agreement was reached on suitable symbols for a number of compounds: namely, the iodinated thyronines and tyrosines. This discussion will be published in due course. Meanwhile we desire to direct the attention of those engaged in research on the thyroid to these agreed symbols and to a few additional symbols for compounds which might be found among thyroid hormones or their metabolites.
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HARINGTON, C., PITT-RIVERS, R., QUERIDO, A. et al. Abbreviations for Iodinated Amino-acids and Derivatives from the Thyroid Gland. Nature 179, 218 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179218b0
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