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Definition of Liothyronine
1. Noun. Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liothyronine
Literary usage of Liothyronine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Sodium liothyronine tablets consist of ... for oral administration which contain
liothyronine at 60 or 120 micrograms per tablet, as the sodium salt. ..."
2. Drug Labeling In Developing Countriesby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"In the African MIMS several different brands of liothyronine, a drug recommended
for "severe thyroid deficiency" in Britain, were marketed for "lowered ..."
3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia resulting from Herpes zoster infection.
liothyronine sodium injection Treatment of myxedema ..."