thyroxine
IPA: θˈaɪrˈɑksaɪn
noun
- (biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.
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Examples of "thyroxine" in Sentences
- I'm thinking of merging thyroxine and triiodothyr..
- Both excess and deficiency of thyroxine can cause disorders.
- Charles Robert Harington discovered the structure of thyroxine.
- Both diseases cause the thyroid gland to overproduce thyroxine.
- Also, note the rise in high cholesterol in patients on thyroxine.
- This article was produced from a merge of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
- A second test was developed in 1970 as a test for thyroxine in the 1970s.
- For this reason, measuring total thyroxine in the blood can be misleading.
- Overproduction of thyroxine is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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