W J Carter
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Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (1975)
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W. J. Carter's research has investigated the effects of thyroid hormones on protein turnover and lipid metabolism in rat models. Studies have examined how experimental hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism impact fatty acid desaturation and microsomal lipid fatty acid composition. Further investigations utilized [14C]tyrosine infusion to measure protein turnover in skeletal and cardiac muscle under hyperthyroid conditions. Carter's work also explored the stimulation of amino acid incorporation into peptide linkages in isolated mitochondria and the elongation of peptides, both influenced by thyroxine. The impact of a protein-free diet on muscle protein turnover and nitrogen conservation in euthyroid and hyperthyroid rats was also a focus.
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- Publications: 2
- Citations: 21
Selected Publications
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Effect of a protein-free diet on muscle protein turnover and nitrogen conservation in euthyroid and hyperthyroid rats (1984)
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Fatty acid desaturation and microsomal lipid fatty acid composition in experimental hypothyroidism (1982)
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Effects of experimental hyperthyroidism on protein turnover in skeletal and cardiac muscle as measured by [14C]tyrosine infusion (1982)
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Fatty-acid desaturation and microsomal lipid fatty-acid composition in experimental hyperthyroidism (1981)
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Stimulation of peptide elongation by thyroxine (1976)
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