it was concluded that when the preoptic region of the hypothalamus or the cervical region of the spinal cord was cooled the rise in the concentration of thyroxine in the plasma was due at least in part to a change in the metabolism or distribution of thyroxine within the body and not entirely to the stimulation of the thyroid gland as has previously been suggested .
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cervical
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thyroid gland