thyroxine-binding globulin (redirected from Thyroxine ­binding globulin)

thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG),

a plasma protein that binds with and transports thyroxine in the blood.

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thyroxine-binding globulin

TBG An α₂-migrating protein that is the main–70% carrrier protein for thyroxine/T₄ and triiodothryonine/T₃ ↑ in Acute intermittent porphyria, estrogens, hereditary defects, hepatic disease, hypothyroidism, neonates, OCs, perphenazine, pregnancy ↓ in Acromegaly, androgens, hereditary defects, hepatic disease, nephrotic syndrome, phenytoin, prednisone, underlying illness, post-surgery, thyrotoxicosis