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Cardiac Metabolism and Rigor in Thyroidectomized Rats

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IN order to elucidate the possible influence of the thyroid on heart metabolism, the effect of thyroidectomy on the course of cardiac rigor in rats has been studied.

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STEIN, L., WERTHEIMER, E. Cardiac Metabolism and Rigor in Thyroidectomized Rats. Nature 146, 521–522 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146521b0

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