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Thyroid hormones

Definition(s)

Hormones secreted by the thyroid gland.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (MeSH)   at the National Library of Medicine

The thyroid gland makes T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine), which together are considered thyroid hormone. T3 and T4 have identical effects on cells. Thyroid hormone affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight. T3 and T4 are stored as thyroglobulin, which can be converted back into T3 and T4.

Definition from:  National Cancer Institute dictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference.

 
Published: January 23, 2009