Growth hormone administration stimulates energy expenditure and extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine in a dose‐dependent manner and suppresses circadian thyrotrophin levels: studies in GH‐deficient adults

Jørgensen, J. O. L.; Møller, J.; Laursen, T.; Ørskov, H.; Christiansen, J. S.; Weeke, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1994.tb01826.x

Growth hormone administration stimulates energy expenditure and extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine in a dose‐dependent manner and suppresses circadian thyrotrophin levels: studies in GH‐deficient adults

Summary OBJECTIVE The impact of exogenous GH on thyroid function remains controversial although most data add support to a stimulation of peripheral T4 to T3 conversion. For further elucidation we evaluated iodothyronine and circadian TSH levels in GH‐deficient patients as part of a GH dose‐respo…