Goolden A W, Bateman D, Torr S
Br Med J. 1971 Jun 5;2(5761):552-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5761.552.
A simple method of measuring red cell sodium has shown that about 90% of thyrotoxic patients have values above the upper limit of the normal range. Patients taking 0.3 mg of L-thyroxine daily were found to have a significantly higher mean value for red cell sodium than that of the normal controls. It is suggested that patients taking this amount of thyroxine may be hypermetabolic. The determination of red cell sodium may prove useful as a measure of the peripheral action of thyroid hormone.
一种测量红细胞钠的简单方法表明，约90%的甲状腺毒症患者的值高于正常范围的上限。发现每日服用0.3毫克L-甲状腺素的患者红细胞钠的平均值显著高于正常对照组。有人提出，服用这种剂量甲状腺素的患者可能处于高代谢状态。红细胞钠的测定可能被证明是一种有用的衡量甲状腺激素外周作用的方法。
