The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 935-940 , October 2010

Effects of dietary fish oil on thyroid hormone signaling in the liver

  • Luana L. Souza

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
    • ,
  • Marcio O. Nunes

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
    • ,
  • Gabriela S.M. Paula

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
    • ,
  • Aline Cordeiro

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
    • ,
  • Vânia Penha-Pinto

      Affiliations

    • LabLip, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • ,
  • Jose Firmino N. Neto

      Affiliations

    • LabLip, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • ,
  • Karen J. Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • ,
  • Maria das Graças Tavares do Carmo

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • ,
  • Carmen C. Pazos-Moura

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 6 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.07.008

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 935-940 , October 2010

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