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Thyroid hormone synthesis, regulation and mechanism of action

This video describes how thyroid hormone is synthesized in the thyroid follicular cells and secreted. It also points out how T3 and T4 production and secretion is regulated. Finally, it elaborates on the mechanism of action at the molecular level to describe its function on various aspects of metabolism. [ad_2] Source link

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Hypothalamic Pituitary Thyroid Axis (regulation, TRH, TSH, thyroid hormones T3 and T4)

Buy PDFs here: “The hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis plays the major role in regulating thyroid hormone homeostasis in the body. The thyroid hormone are very important in fetal development and metabolism in adults. Important structures are the hypothalamus, pituitary gland specifically the anterior pituitary gland and the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the base of the neck and wraps around the trachea just below the cricoid cartilage . Here is a zoomed in structure of the […]

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