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Intrathyroidal amines in the regulation of thyroid activity

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Parts of the investigations reported herein were supported by grants no. B74-04X-3880- 02, B74-12X-537, and B75-04X-3880-03 from the Swedish Medical Research Council.

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  1. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Lund, Sweden

    A. MELANDER

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

    L. E. ERICSON

  3. Department of Histology, Institute of Anatomy and Histology, University of Lund, Sweden

    F. SUNDLER

  4. Department of Pharmacology, University of Lund, Sweden

    U. WESTGREN

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MELANDER, A., ERICSON, L.E., SUNDLER, F., WESTGREN, U. (1975). Intrathyroidal amines in the regulation of thyroid activity. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 73. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0034659

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