deiodinase

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deiodinase

an enzyme that deiodinates two of the iodinated amino acids (iodothyrosines) within the thyroid gland. Selenium-dependent deiodinase I converts thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3), the more active thyroid hormone.

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erythrosine euthyroid sick syndrome			She said one of the enzymes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain is the iodothyronine deiodinase type III, or Dio3. Genetic cause of fetal alcohol-related developmental disorders ... by Asian News International T3 is the thyroxine molecule that has lost one iodine atom, due to the action of deiodinase, a de-iodinating enzyme. Thyroid disease and oral health by Roggow, Sandi / Access Naturally occurring selenoproteins such as thioredoxin reductases, GSH-Px, SeP, iodothyronine deiodinase types I, II, and III, and others with specific functions have also been identified (Kryukov et al. The roles of serum selenium and selenoproteins on mercury toxicity in ... by Chai, Zhifang / Environmental Health Perspectives			dehydrase dehydratase dehydrate dehydrated alcohol dehydrating agent dehydration dehydration fever dehydration of gingivae dehydro- dehydroandrosterone dehydrocholesterol dehydrocholic acid dehydrocorticosterone dehydroepiandrosterone dehydrogenase dehydrogenate dehydrogenation dehydrongaione dehydropiandrosterone dehydroretinal dehydroretinaldehyde dehydroretinol Deindividuation Deinocerites deinstitutionalization deiodinase deionization Deiter's nucleus Deiters' cell Deiters' nucleus DEJ deja Déjà Déjà Dit déjà vu deja vu phenomenon dejecta dejection Dejerine's disease Déjérine-Klumpke's paralysis Déjérine-Roussy syndrome Dejerine-Sottas disease Déjérine-Sottas disease deka- del Del Castillo syndrome Del-Zio v. Van De Wiele et al delacrimation delactation Delafondia delamination			deinstaller deinstallers deinstalling deinstalls deinstals Deinstitutionalisation Deinstitutionalisation deinstitutionalise deinstitutionalised deinstitutionalises deinstitutionalising deinstitutionalization deinstitutionalization deinstitutionalization Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders deinstitutionalize deinstitutionalize deinstitutionalized deinstitutionalizes deinstitutionalizing DEINTCARD Deintegrate Deinteous Deinterlace Deinterlaced Deinterlacing DEIO Deioces deiodinase Deiodinase, Iodothyronine Deiodinases Deiokes deion circuit breaker Deion Sanders deionisation deionise deionised deioniser deionisers deionises deionising deionization deionization deionization Deionization of a Gas deionization potential deionization time deionize deionize deionize deionized deionized Deionized water Deionized water Deionized water Deionized water Deionized Water System Deionized Water Tank deionizer

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