Tri-iodothyronine does not
a. increase the overall metabolic rate
b. exert a calorigenic effect
c. bind to receptors on the surface of all body cells
d. enhance glycogenolysis and lipolysis
e. cause a proliferation of specific catecholamine target-cell receptors
C
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