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How does thyroid disease (hyper- and hypothyroidism) affect post heparin plasma lipoprotein lipase activity?
How does thyroid disease (hyper- and hypothyroidism) affect post heparin plasma lipoprotein lipase activity?
Both hyper- and hypothyroidism are associated with low post heparin lipoprotein lipase activity, suggesting thyroid hormones may stimulate both the synthesis and degradation of lipoprotein lipase.
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Thyroid dysfunction may impair lipid clearance via low LLA; leaves open causal mechanisms and need for prospective trials.
Kirkeby et al. (1968) studied this question.
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