A man with extremely low levels of iodine in his diet would probably have.. a. High blood concentrations of thyroxine b. Low blood concentrations of thyroid-stimulating hormone c. Low blood concentrations of thyrotropin-releasing hormone d. A goiter e. None of the above

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