triiodothyronine
IPA: traɪˈaɪʌdʌθˈaɪrʌnaɪn
noun
- (biochemistry) The most powerful thyroid hormone, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate.
tri-iodothyronine
IPA: trˈaɪˈaɪʌdʌθˈaɪrʌnaɪn
noun
- thyronine with three iodine atoms added
Examples of "triiodothyronine" in Sentences
- The transportation of triiodothyronine.
- When T4 reaches target cells, it is converted to triiodothyronine (T3).
- This article was produced from a merge of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
- It has been suggested that triiodothyronine be merged into thyroid hormone.
- Combining one particle of MIT and one particle of DIT produces triiodothyronine.
- The thyroid gland secretes two main hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, into the bloodstream.
- Effects of thyroxine as compared with thyroxine plus triiodothyronine in patients with hypothyroidism.
- Normally, the inactive T4 is converted inside the cell to the active thyroid hormone called triiodothyronine (also known as T3).
- Iodine is required to make the thyroid's two principal products -- thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), generally known collectively as "thyroid hormone."
- Inhibition of iodide uptake results in decreased production of iodine-rich thyroid hormones triiodothyronine, or T3 (Figure 2) and thyroxine, or T4 (Figure 3).
- Changes in serum thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and thyrotropin induced by lithium in normal subjects and in rats (The James A. Bush memorial research awards) by Connie Child
- The thyroid gland secretes two main hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, into the bloodstream that stimulate all the cells in the body and control many biological processes such as growth, reproduction, development, and metabolism.
- In the determination of thyroid function in the triiodothyronine uptake and thyroxine tests, a tablet formed from a strongly basic anion exchange resin is used as a secondary binding agent to separate the bound and unbound radioactive thyroid hormone.
- They found that cutting calories reduced two significant effects of aging, a thyroid hormone called triiodothyronine, which has been shown to help control cellular metabolism and energy balance in the body, and an inflammatory molecule called tumor necrosis factor alpha.