GRK1957 student Sogol Gachkar has just published an article as first author in the prestigious journal "Endocrinology", characterizing the anapyrexic effects of the thyroid hormone metabolite 3-iodothyronamine on the regulation of body temperature by the brain. The article was the result of a fruitful collaboration with Sogol's GRK1957 research stay host lab of Miguel Lopez in Spain.
The article "3-Iodothyronamine induces tail vasodilation through central action in male mice" by Sogol Gachkar, Rebecca Oelkrug, Noelia Martinez-Sanchez, Eva Rial-Pensado, Amy Warner, Carolin S. Hoefig, Miguel López and Jens Mittag is available online at
https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/doi/10.1210/en.2016-1951/3078999/3-Iodothyronamine-induces-tail-vasodilation.