Bile acids heat things up

John D. Baxter () and Paul Webb ()
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John D. Baxter: University of California School of Medicine
Paul Webb: University of California School of Medicine

Nature, 2006, vol. 439, issue 7075, 402-403

Abstract: Thyroid hormone causes fat loss, but harnessing this action to treat obesity is difficult because it is associated with harmful side effects. However, bile acids generate active thyroid hormone just where it is needed.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1038/439402a

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