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Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1972;51(1):157-166. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106786.
Abstract
Highly specific antisera to triiodothyronine (T3) were prepared by immunization of rabbits with T3-bovine serum albumin conjugates. Antisera with T3 binding capacity of up to 600 ng/ml were obtained. The ability of various thyronine derivatives to inhibit the binding of T3-125I to anti-T3 serum was found to vary considerably. l-T3, d-T3 and several triiodoanalogues were potent inhibitors of the reaction. Little inhibition of T3-125I binding was produced by l-thyroxine (T4) or other tetraiodo- analogues, thyronine or iodotyrosines. Chromatography of several T4 preparations indicated that most of their very slight activity could be ascribed to contamination with T3.
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Jeffrey Lieblich, Robert D. Utiger
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