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Thyroxine

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thyroxinnounAlternative spelling of thyroxine. [(biochemistry) A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.]
thyroid hormonenoun(biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins

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thyroid hormonenoun(biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins
thyroxinnounAlternative spelling of thyroxine. [(biochemistry) A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.]
thyroglobinnoun(biochemistry) A globin produced by the thyroid gland
thyrotropinnoun(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
thyroperoxidasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.
thyroglobulinnoun(biochemistry) A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones
thyrotrophinnounAlternative form of thyrotropin. [(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.]
thyroliberinnoun(biochemistry) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
thyrodoxinnoun(biochemistry) A selenium-dependent peroxidase present in the thyroid
thyroid-stimulating hormonenoun(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland.
thyrotropin-releasing hormonenoun(biochemistry) A hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.
thyrostimulinnoun(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that stimulates thyroid activity
tropic hormonenoun(biochemistry) A hormone that regulates the activity of the endocrine glands
thyrocalcitoninnoun(biochemistry) Alternative form of calcitonin. [(biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.]
deiodinasenoun(biochemistry) iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones
deiodasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the removal of iodine from iodothyronine; its deficiency causes goitre
calcitoninnoun(biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
thyropinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of thyroglobulins that are proteinase inhibitors
preprothyrotropinnoun(endrocrinology, biochemistry) A large precursor protein of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, derived by posttranscriptional processing and enzymatic modification.
trephonenoun(biochemistry) Any hormone that stimulates growth and division of cultured cells

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