Does age affect levels of thyroid hormones?
Although levels of T4 and T3 do not change much in older individuals, the TSH response to hypothyroidism is age-dependent, with older subjects demonstrating a less robust TSH elevation in response to declining thyroid hormone levels Age and the Thyrotropin Response to Hypothyroxinemia J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 May 19.
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