Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid Hormone exerts key effects on metabolism via its actions on diverse cell types. Central to interpreting its actions is the ability to understand how different tissues integrate and respond to circulating thyroid hormone levels. The use of novel mouse models and metabolite profiling has allowed for a new understanding of how different tissues respond to thyroid hormone to regulate metabolic function.Partially supported by Clinical Endocrinolog...

Anthony Hollenberg, MD is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr Hollenberg received his MD from the University of Calgary in Canada in 1986. He completed his Internal Medicine residency in 1989 and was chief resident in Medicine in 1990–1991, both at the Beth Israel Hospital. Dr Hol...