Why the study?
Does L-thyroxine therapy improve adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity and hypertriglyceridemia in hypothyroid patients?
Population
6 hypothyroid patients and healthy controls
Comparison
L-thyroxine therapy vs Baseline (before treatment) and healthy controls
Design
Cohort
Authors
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L-thyroxine may improve LPL activity and TG in hypothyroidism; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does L-thyroxine therapy improve adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity and hypertriglyceridemia in hypothyroid patients?
Treatment of hypothyroidism with L-thyroxine reverses decreased adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity and associated hypertriglyceridemia.
Pykälistö et al. (1976) studied this question.
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