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Thyroid Hormones
Thyroid Hormones
Thyroid Hormones
By
Saleh Sharif
Include triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (thyroxine; T4)
Synthesized in the basal portion of the cell and moves to the lumen
Thyroid is the only tissue that can oxidize I− to a higher valence state