The effect of thyroxine on protein biosynthesis and ribonucleic acid metabolism in the rat

Thyroxine was observed to stimulate the incorporation of radio labeled amino acids into protein of cell-free Liver systems from treated normal and hypothyroid rats. However, the in vitro addition of the hormone only had a stimulatory effect, though quite erratic in magnitude, on the normal system. This difference in response has not been explained. The hypothyroid rat was also characterized by lowered liver ribonucleic acid levels. It WEB found that thyroxine pretreatment resulted in increased ribonucleic acid levels only in the hypothyroid rat with the greater increase occurring in microsomal ribonucleic acid. No change was observed in the ribonucleic acid base ratios of the hypothyroid rat when compared to those of the normal. However, thyroxine pretreatment cf the hypothyroid rat did alter the rate of incorporation of radio phosphorus into the various nucleotides, although there was little difference in the total amount of incorporated label.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biochemistry and Nutrition

Department dc:contributor.department

Biochemistry and Nutrition

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1964

Author dc:creator

• Cahilly, Glenn Moylan

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Ackerman, Clemens J.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Schmidt, Robert R.
• Miller, Russell F.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-11152013-040545

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40343