Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid hormones (TH) are key regulators of basal metabolic rate and body weight. They increase resting energy expenditure by increased synthesis of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) in brown adipocytes which stimulates energy dissipation as a heat. TH also increase appetite by central adrenergic stimulation. Body weight change is a key symptom of thyroid dysfunction especially the weight gain observed in patients treated for hyperthyroidism AIM: To compare the influence of differe...