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Effect of Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate in the Presence of Vanadyl Ions on the De-iodination of Thyroxine

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IN the course of a recent investigation of the effects of metal ions on the de-iodination of thyroxine, it was suggested that sulphydryl groups are involved in the regulatory mechanism of de-iodination on the cellular level1,2.

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ANBAR, M., INBAR, M. Effect of Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate in the Presence of Vanadyl Ions on the De-iodination of Thyroxine. Nature 196, 1213 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961213a0

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