TABLE 1

Values for plasma cholesterol, plasma TSH, and heart rate after 7 days of T3 treatment in cholesterol-fed rats All values are shown as mean ± S.E.M.

Plasma Cholesterol
Heart Rate
Plasma TSH
mg/dl beats/min ng/ml
Vehicle 258 ± 23 368 ± 15 4.4 ± 0.2
15.4 nmol/kg/day T3 94 ± 4* 411 ± 12* 2.3 ± 0.2*
46.2 nmol/kg/day T3
56 ± 6*
425 ± 10*
2.1 ± 0.2*

  • ↵* p < 0.05, significance from its respective vehicle-treated group value