From Mary Shomon Your Thyroid Guide
Does Aging Reduce Thyroid and Immune Resistance?
September, 2001
According to Polish researchers, low total T3 level appear to be correlated with low levels of Natural Killer (NK) cells. NK cells are immune cells that help to fight infection and may have a role in preventing or controlling cancer.
"Natural Killer Activity and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Young and Elderly Persons,"
Gerontology 47:5:2001, 282-288.
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