Thyroid gland
[Gr. thyreoeides - sheild form]. An endocrine gland in the throat region which is responsible for controlling metabolism and growth.
thyroid gland
[Gk. thyra, a door]
An endocrine gland that secretes iodine-containing hormones (T3 and T4), which stimulate metabolism and influence development and maturation in vertebrates, and cacitonin, ...
The Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland synthesizes and secretes:
thyroxine (T4) and
calcitonin ...
The Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland is located in the neck. Follicles in the thyroid secrete thyroglobulin, a storage form of thyroid hormone.
The Thyroid Gland (Glandula Thyreiodea; Thyroid Body) (Fig. 1174)."The thyroid gland is a highly vascular organ, situated at the front and sides of the neck; ...
thyroid gland An endocrine gland located in the neck and involved with the metabolic functions of the body.
thyroid An endocrine gland near the shield-shaped cartilage of the larynx.
The thyroid gland cells bring in iodine for use in producing hormones.
Cells in the vertebrate kidney reabsorb sodium ions from urine.
Cotransport ...
Thyroid axis: Thyroid gland (Parafollicular cell, Thyroid epithelial cell) - Parathyroid gland (Oxyphil cell, Chief cell)
Gonadal axis: Testes - Ovaries - Corpus luteum
Other
Pineal gland - Islets of pancreas ...
chemical substances made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland uses iodine to make thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones are essential for the function of every cell in the body.
The thyroid gland secretes thyroxin (which controls the metabolic rate) into the bloodstream.
If you don't get enough iodine in your food, your thyroid gland can have big problems and grow to the size of a baseball called a goiter.
hormone produced by the thyroid gland
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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A disease characterized by excess thyroid hormone production, caused by a stimulation of the thyroid gland by antibodies to the TSH receptor.
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of the pharnyx of non-vertebrate chordates (e.g, tunicates and lancelets); it aids in transporting food to the esophagus. Recent molecular evidence supports the traditional view that the endostyle is homologous to the vertebrate thyroid gland.
 See also: Human, Blood, Trans, Cells, Tissue
  
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