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While thyroid hormone stimulates myogenesis in young subjects, its effect on aged muscle regeneration is unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of a low dose of thyroxine (T4) replacement therapy (7.5 ng\/g body weight) on tibial anterior regeneration 7 days after injury by 1.2% BaCl2 injection in 24\u201327-month-old male mice. Our primary data suggest that regenerating aged skeletal muscle exhibits local resistance to thyroid hormone action without altering myogenic regulatory factors expression. However, T4 treatment decreases the number of central nuclei, indicative of newly formed fibers. In addition, we observed a decrease in cross-sectional area and an increase in myonuclei domain, cell death, and laminin expression in T4-treatment injured muscles. Rather than improving regeneration, T4 replacement therapy appears to induce atrophy and tissue remodeling. 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