Thyroid hormone

Introduction: Thyroid hormone

Description of Thyroid hormone

Thyroid hormone: A hormone that affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight. Thyroid hormone is made by the thyroid gland and can also be made in the laboratory.
Source: National Institute of Health

Thyroid hormone: any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically.
Source: CRISP

Thyroid hormone: Natural hormones secreted by the THYROID GLAND, such as THYROXINE, and their synthetic analogs.
Source: MeSH 2007

Thyroid hormone: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Thyroid hormone:

• Thyroid
• Thyroid symptoms (172 causes)
• Thyroid disease (18 causes)
• Thyroid disorder
• Thyroid pain (15 causes)
• Hormone
• Heart
• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)

Terms associated with Thyroid hormone:

Related Topics

• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
• Thyroglobulin

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Thyroid hormone:

• Dextrothyroxine
• Diiodotyrosine
• Monoiodotyrosine
• Thyroid Gland, Desiccated
• Thyronines
• Thyroxine

Source - MeSH 2007

• thyroxine
• triiodothyronine

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Thyroid hormone

• Hormones

Source - MeSH 2007

• haloaminoacid
• hormone

Source - CRISP

The term Thyroid hormone can be used for:

• thyroid hormone resistance

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Thyroid hormone:

• calcitonin
• thyroglobulin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Thyroid hormone

The following list attempts to classify Thyroid hormone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
  • Hormones
    • Thyroid Hormones

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