Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Val or anyone: What are some general causes of T-4 converting to Rt-3 instead of T-3? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 > What are some general causes of T-4 converting to Rt-3 instead of T-3? The most common ones found here are low cortisol or low ferritin which they don't mention, but here are others. " Table 3: Lifestyle, Environmental, and Pathological Events Associated with Alterations in Peripheral Conversion of Thyroid Hormones (decreased T3 and increased rT3) Aging [12] Burns/thermal injury[63] Caloric restriction and fasting[64-66] Chemical exposure[67] Cold exposure[68] Chronic alcohol intake[69] Free radical load[30] Hemorrhagic shock[70] Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus[71] Liver disease[31] Kidney disease[72,73] Severe or systemic illness[74] Severe injury[76] Stress[77] Surgery[15,78-80] Toxic metal exposure[26-29] " http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_4_5/ai_65068470/pg_6/?tag=content\ ;col1 Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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