Open AccessA study of thyroid dysfunction in cirrhosis of liver and correlation with severity of liver disease
Author(s) -
Prashant Punekar,
Ashvanee Kumar Sharma,
Anita Jain
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_25_18
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , ascites , gastroenterology , liver disease , hepatic encephalopathy , triiodothyronine , hormone , endocrinology
Liver plays an important role in the metabolism of thyroid hormones, as it is the most important organ in the peripheral conversion of tetraiodothyronine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) by Type 1 deiodinase.