Singh K T, Ganatra R D, Shanta M S, Nimbkar Y S, Gaitonde B B
J Nucl Med. 1977 Jul;18(7):736-9.
The effects of triiodothyronine and thyroxine on metabolism and growth of bacteria were studied. It was observed that over a certain range of concentration thyroxine and triiodothyronine produced increase in 14CO2 release from [14C]-labeled glucose and also stimulated bacteria growth.