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Definition of Triiodothyronine

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.

Definition of Triiodothyronine

1. Noun. (biochemistry) The most powerful thyroid hormone, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate. ¹

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Medical Definition of Triiodothyronine

1. One of two main hormones produced by the thyroid gland. Free triiodothyronine is that not bound by thyroid binding globulin in the plasma and the levels are are high in hyperthyroidism, nephrotic syndrome and renal failure and low in acute hepatitis, hypothyroidism and pregnancy. Abbreviation: T3 (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Triiodothyronine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"Plasma concentrations of triiodothyronine (2.54 vs 1.80 ng/ml) and thyroxine (88.8 vs 56.2 ng/ml) were higher in control compared with miniature calves (P ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and inhibition of conversion of the relatively inactive thyroxine to the more biologically active triiodothyronine in ..."

3. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"The decreased triiodothyronine correlates with the severity of the liver disease (Van Thiel et al. 1979). In a study of patients with nonalcoholic and ..."

4. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"... significantly reduced total and free thyroxine (TT4, FT4) and total triiodothyronine (TT3) levels were found in the highly polluted fish diet group (60) ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Smoking habits did not affect the serum triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations. The prevalence of non-toxic goitre and toxic diffuse goitre was significantly ..."

6. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"hydrate intake, circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-1 and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine are decreased as occurs in conventional starvation, ..."

7. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"... reduced conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T,) may result in sub-clinical thyroid hormone deficiency that impairs mood states (Beckett et ..."

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