Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Integration between fat tissue, gastrointestinal tract, and the brain has attracted scientific interest in recent years. Thyroid hormones influence carbohydrate mechanisms via its interaction with adipocytokines and gut hormones. Adiponectin, ghrelin and obestatin play important roles in metabolism regulation. TSH receptors have been reported to be present in adipose tissue. Moreover, gut peptides signal to their functional cogna...