**Preface XI**


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### **Section 4 Thyroid Hormone Deficiency 181**

Chapter 7 **Mild Thyroid Deficiency in the Elderly 183**  Giuseppe Pasqualetti, Angela Dardano, Sara Tognini, Antonio Polini and Fabio Monzani

#### **Section 5 Thyroid Hormone in Special Situations 211**

Chapter 8 **Obesity and Weight Loss: The Influence of Thyroid Hormone on Adipokines 213**  Renata de Azevedo Melo Luvizotto, Sandro José Conde, Miriane de Oliveira, Maria Teresa De Sibio, Keize Nagamati Jr and Célia Regina Nogueira

Chapter 9 **Thyroid Disorders and Bone Mineral Homeostasis 251**  Eva Feigerlova, Marc Klein, Anna Angelousi, Lelia Groza, Bruno Leheup and Georges Weryha

#### Chapter 10 **Thyroid Hormone and Energy Expenditure 277**  Einav Yehuda-Shnaidman, Bella Kalderon and Jacob Bar-Tana


#### **Section 6 Experimental Advances 343**

Chapter 13 **Thyroid Culture from Monolayer to Closed Follicles 345**  Clara Spinel and Magnolia Herrera
