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Ch. 31
Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
04/08/2011
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Term
Euthyroid
 Definition
Normal thyroid function
Term
Hyperthyroidism
 Definition
Excessive production of the thyroid hormones (a sever form of this is called thyrotoxicosis)
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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
 Definition
An endogenous substance secreted by the pituitary gland that controls the release of thyoid gland hromones + necessary for growth and function of the thyroid gland.
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Thyroxine (t4)
 Definition
Principle thyroid hromone that influences the metabolic rate
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Triiodothyronine (T3)
 Definition
Secondary thyroid hormone that also influences the metabolic rate
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