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thyroxine
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thy·rox·ine
/ [unvoicedth]īˈräksēn; -sin/
(also thyroxin
/ -sin/ )
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n. Biochem.
the main hormone, C15H11NO4I4, produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development.
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Study of thyroxine transporter molecule shows how key hormone hitches a lift round body.
Newspaper article from: Proteomics Weekly; 6/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...blood plasma, to which the chemical messenger thyroxine attaches. Thyroxine is the primary hormone released from the thyroid...rate. While HSA is not the major transporter of thyroxine, its quick and direct action provides the most...
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Genetic and environmental components of thyroxine variation in Mennonites from Kansas and Nebraska
Magazine article from: Human Biology; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...MARTIN1 AND M.H. CRAWFORD1 Abstract Thyroxine is an endocrine hormone that regulates...organismic metabolism. Current research on thyroxine has primarily examined its adaptive potential...genetic and environmental components of thyroxine variation. This approach is useful because...
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Anemia: A Cause of intolerance to thyroxine sodium
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Usual causes of intolerance to thyroxine sodium include coronary artery disease...hypothyroidism. After treatment with thyroxine sodium, these patients developed palpitations...7 weeks, they were able to tolerate thyroxine sodium therapy. Iron deficiency anemia...
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Selected abstracts (*). (SPECIAL FEATURE).(sleep-disordered breathing and apolipoprotein E)(statin therapy)(thyroxine in hormone therapy)(transdermal fentanyl for pain)(vision impairment and accidental falls)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 10/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...treat, 983; P = .87). INCREASED NEED FOR THYROXINE IN WOMEN WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM DURING ESTROGEN THERAPY...1749 Estrogen therapy may increase the need for thyroxine in women with thyroxine-treated hypothyroidism. Eleven postmenopausal...
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Factors influencing clinical decisions to initiate thyroxine therapy for patients with mildly increased serum thyrotropin (5.1-10.0 mIU/L)
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...After exclusion of patients receiving thyroxine replacement and other medications affecting...patients were analyzed. * Results: Thyroxine therapy was prescribed for 39% of the...thyrotropin (P<.002), and free thyroxine (FT^sub 4^) (P=.03) were the...
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Thyroxine--a suitable case for treatment.
Magazine article from: Bandolier; 5/1/1994; 700+ words
; ...discriminate values below normal. TSH and thyroxine treatment TSH measurement is useful...measuring whether patients who receive thyroxine for hypothyroidism are getting...0.8%) were being prescribed thyroxine, 134 for primary hypothyroidism...
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Effect of Thyroxine Replacement on Creatinine, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Acid-Labile Subunit, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Effect of Thyroxine Replacement on Creatinine, Insulin...IGF-1, which can be normalized by thyroxine replacement therapy (6). IGF-1...this study was to test the effect of thyroxine therapy on serum creatinine, IGF...
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Influence of L-Thyroxine Therapy on Parathyroid Hormone Concentrations
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...these patients were all receiving L-thyroxine for various thyroid problems, and their...obtained blood samples from all patients on thyroxine therapy (for goiter, hypothyroidism...detection limit: 0.025 mlU/L), thyroxine, and triiodothyronine (free and total...
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Raloxifene May Block L-Thyroxine Absorption. (Take the Drugs at Different Times).
Magazine article from: OB GYN News; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Patients taking raloxifene and L-thyroxine should be advised not to take the two...who required increasing doses of L-thyroxine to manage her symptoms of hypothyroidism...different times of the day did not impair L-thyroxine absorption. The patient's primary...
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Increasing thyroxine requirements in primary hypothyroidism: Don't forget the urinalysis!
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...compliance with therapy before increasing the thyroxine dose. However, in rare instances drugs or diseases affecting thyroxine absorption (e.g., coeliac disease) and drugs which accelerate thyroxine metabolism (e.g., carbamazepine) lead...
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thyroxine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
thyroxine , substance secreted by the thyroid gland . The hormone thyroxine forms by combining the amino acid tyrosine with...stored in the follicle stems between thyroid cells. Thyroxine enters into the bloodstream complexed to another...
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thyroid gland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the thyroid hormone is converted into thyroxine and small quantities of the other closely related thyroid hormones. The amount of thyroxine production (and therefore the metabolic...thyroid secretes too little or too much thyroxine. Deficiencies in thyroid secretion...
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thyrotropin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroxine . The release of thyrotropin is triggered...the conversion of diiodotyrosine to thyroxine, and the secretion of thyroid hormones into the bloodstream. Thyroxine inhibits the further release of thyrotropin...
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Thyroid Disease
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...stimulating hormone (TSH) Thyrotoxicosis Thyroxine The thyroid is an H-shaped gland that...principal produced by the thyroid is thyroxine. Production of this hormone is in turn...gland located at the base of the brain. Thyroxine is released into the bloodstream and...
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Hormones
Book article from: Biology
...noradrenaline made by the adrenal medulla, thyroid hormone (thyroxine), and melatonin from the pineal gland in the brain. Hormones...cause when they bind to their receptors. The receptor for thyroxine is located in the nucleus , while the receptors for steroid...
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