Relation of thyroid hormones to body-weight.
Serum-triiodothyronine is positively and significantly correlated with body-weight. It is increased by overeating and reduced after weight-loss. No correlation has been found between serum-thyroxine and body-weight or changes in body-weight.
D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood*
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine