thyroxine

Noun

Meaning

thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines)

(biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.

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A few days later, the tail is reabsorbed, due to the higher thyroxine concentration required for this to take place. Source: Internet

In amphibian metamorphosis, thyroxine and iodine also exert a well-studied experimental model of apoptosis on the cells of gills, tail, and fins of tadpoles. Source: Internet

The "daily pill" these writers are talking about is levothyroxine (brand names: Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothyroid), a thyroid hormone replacement that contains a synthetic version of the thyroid hormone T4 (thyroxine). Source: Internet

For adaptation to a water phase, prolactin is the required hormone, and for adaptation to the land phase, thyroxine. Source: Internet

This type of cretinism has been almost completely eliminated in developed countries by early diagnosis by newborn screening schemes followed by lifelong treatment with thyroxine (T4). Source: Internet

Thyroid hormones such as 3,5,3’-triiodothyronine (T3) and 3,5,3’,5’-tetraiodothyronine (thyroxine, T4) make up a subset of this class because they derive from the combination of two iodinated tyrosine amino acid residues. Source: Internet

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