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| Excessive production of the thyroid hormones (a sever form of this is called thyrotoxicosis) |
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| Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
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| 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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| Principle thyroid hromone that influences the metabolic rate |
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| Secondary thyroid hormone that also influences the metabolic rate |
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