Pharmacology of thyroid and antithyroid drugs – an Overview
Physiology of Thyroid Hormones Thyroid Hormone Synthesis The thyroid secretes T4 and T3, the synthesis of which depends on dietary iodine or iodide supplements.– Iodide ion is actively taken up by the thyroid, where it is converted to elemental iodine by thyroidal peroxidase.– The protein thyroglobulin acts as a scaffold for thyroid hormone synthesis, with … Read more