THYROXINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroxine mean? 

• THYROXINE (noun)
  The noun THYROXINE has 1 sense:

1. hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

  Familiarity information: THYROXINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROXINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

T; tetraiodothyronine; thyroxin; thyroxine

Context example:

thyroxine is 65% iodine

Hypernyms ("thyroxine" is a kind of...):

thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)

 Context examples 

The sodium salt of levothyroxine, a synthetic levoisomer of thyroxine (T4) that is similar to the endogenous hormone produced by the thyroid gland.

(Levothyroxine Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

In vivo, tyrosine plays a role in protein synthesis and serves as a precursor for the synthesis of catecholamines, thyroxine, and melanin.

(L-Tyrosine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the free thyroxine in a biological specimen.

(Free Thyroxine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of free thyroxine present in a sample.

(Free Thyroxine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic levoisomer of thyroxine (T4), similar to the endogenous hormone produced by the thyroid gland.

(Levothyroxine, NCI Thesaurus)

Liothyronine sodium is more potent and has a more rapid action than thyroxine (T4).

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called T4, thyroxin, and thyroxine.

(L-3,5,5’-tetraiodothyronine, NCI Dictionary)

The dextrorotary isomer of thyroxine, a thyroid hormone with antihyperlipidemic activity.

(Dextrothyroxine, NCI Thesaurus)

The team treated animals with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) 1 and 6 hours after brain injury and saw that they performed much better on learning and memory tasks compared to animals that received a placebo.

(Every cell has a story to tell in brain injury, National Institutes of Health)

Thyroxine is de-iodinated to form triiodothyronine (T3) in the peripheral tissues.

(Levothyroxine, NCI Thesaurus)