Abstract:The Relationship between ouabain-sensitive ATPase (Na-K ATPase) activity in erythrocytes and the thyroid status was studied in 36 patients with Graves' disease ren served as control. Clinically euthyroid children treated with L-T4 were divided into 2 groups with regard to Na-K ATPase activity, normal and low. Analysis of the possible factors peared to be the endogenous T4 level, while in patients with dwarfism, the secretory capacity of TSH or TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) was contributory. Thus Na-K ATPase acti… Show more
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