Is a low level of free thyroxine in the maternal circulation associated with altered endothelial function in Gestational Diabetes?

• Main Authors: Enrique eGuzmán-Gutiérrez (Author), Carlos eVeas (Author), Andrea eLeiva (Author), Carlos Alonso Escudero (Author), Luis eSobrevia (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Synthesis of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), in the human fetus starts from 17-19th weeks of gestation. Despite the majority of normal pregnant women reaching adequate levels of circulating thyroid hormones, in some cases, women with normal pregnancies have low level of...