thyroxine in English

noun
1
the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development.
The thyroid releases too much of the hormone thyroxine , which increases the person's basal metabolic rate.
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1. Take, for instance, the thyroid and the two hormones it produces, triiodothyronine and thyroxine.

2. The best diagnostic accuracy is achieved with tests estimating a free thyroxine index.

3. Synthroid contains T4 (thyroxine) only, whereas Armour contains both T4 and T3 (tri-iodothyronine)

4. 22 Follow - up MRI after 3 months of thyroxine treatment, pituitary gland reduced in size markedly.

5. Endocrinology: Researchers have also been studying how thyroxine-deficient mouse model has been produced using transgenic ablation.

6. 1 Endocrinology: Researchers have also been studying how thyroxine-deficient mouse model has been produced using transgenic ablation.

7. D-propranolol inhibits thyroxine deiodinase, thereby blocking the conversion of T4 to T3, providing some though minimal therapeutic effect.

8. The iodine in Bladderwrack is present in the form of di-iodotyrosine (DIT) which is a normal precursor of the Thryoid Hormones T4 (Thyroxine) and T3 (tri-iodothyronine).

9. The effect of the beta-1-adrenoceptor blocking agent, Atenolol, on serum levels of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) was studied in twelve hyperthyroid patients

10. (2,3) In Graves3ophthalmopathy, the exaggerated disease has been related to the increased sympathetic activity due to nicotine and Benzpyrene, thus further stimulating the thyroid follicle cells and increasing thyroxine secretion.

11. It was found that both the spontaneous and thyroxine-induced swelling of fresh mitochondria were counteracted by succinate and, to a still greater extent, by succinate plus adenine nucleotide (ADP≥ATP≫ or > AMP).

12. Here we present an overview of the currently available alternatives for prophylactic treatment, i.e. anticonvulsants, combination treatment, adjunctive thyroxine, calcium channel blockers, and more experimental approaches for treating refractory bipolar disorder patients.

13. Cretin Congenital hypothyroidism Endocrinology A person with defective thyroxine or thyroglobulin synthesis Etiology Goiter, iodine deficiency in the mother while pregnant; thyroid gland defects–aplasia, hypoplasia or dysgenesis Clinical Cold intolerance, serosal effusions, myxedema, ↓ metabolic rate, ↑ cholesterol, profound mental retardation–hypothyroid idiocy, ↓ growth.

14. Although no effects were observed in males which were administered 30 ppm (mg/kg) 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene in the diet, there was a significant increase in the relative but not absolute liver weight and concentration of thyroxine in the serum in females at this level.

15. Most of these Analytes are measured by immunoassays using monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies.: All the technologies used in multiplexing are based on the principle of screening of multiple Analytes in single cycle of the assay.: This seventh edition covers new Analytes and adds information on reference intervals for steroids, free thyroxine, and free triiodothyronine.

16. The present invention relates to the induction of hypothermia in humans, male and female, at any age, by use of a pharmaceutical composition to be administered parenterally by infusion or injection, comprising at least one compound selected among (1) vanilloid receptor agonists, capsaicinoids or capsaicinoid-like agonists reaching and binding to vanilloid receptors, and (2) cannabinoids or cannabimimetic agonists reaching and binding to cannabinoid receptors, and (3) adenosine receptor agonists, and (4) neurotensin receptor agonists, and (5) thyroxine derivatives, and (6) cytochrome c inhibitors, and (7) oxygen tension reducers, thereby inducing hypothermia, thus benefiting patients suffering from illnesses characterized by tissue anoxia.