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DIO3 primarily inhibits T3 through inner ring deiodination, converting T4 into inactive rT3 or DIT [110,135]
According to research published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Pickart et al., 2015), plasma levels drop from about 200 ng/ml at age 20 to approximately 80 ng/ml by age 60